The Fairfield-area college secured 25 double rooms at the Best Western Plus Waterville Grand Hotel with the idea of attracting students from other parts of the state.
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UMaine’s ‘Factory of the Future’ aims to tackle the housing crisis with 3D printing
Construction is underway on a 50,000-square-foot building in Orono that will house the university’s massive 3D printers and train students to produce houses, boats, wind turbine molds and more.
Maine Supreme Judicial Court justice violated ethical code, committee says
A judicial conduct panel is recommending that Justice Catherine Connors, a former private attorney who represented banks, be sanctioned for not recusing herself from 2 cases that upended the state’s foreclosure process.
Maine home sales, prices jumped again in September
The median home sale price in Maine last month was over $409,000 – another record.
Statewide eviction prevention program to begin taking applications Monday
The program, funded with an $18 million allotment from the state, will provide a two-fold approach to rent relief: offering tenants one-time assistance paying back-rent, plus monthly rent subsidies for one year.
‘Game-changing’ proposal would bring hotel, apartments, retail to former Kmart in Augusta
Due to the height of the proposed hotel – up to 85 feet – the project needs a contract zone from the city’s Planning Board.
Maine organization aiming to end homelessness hires first executive director
Dean Klein, a homeless prevention advocate most recently from Virginia, has been tapped to lead the Maine Continuum of Care.
From parking to trash, Skowhegan officials consider future development
The town’s Board of Selectmen and Planning Board met for their annual joint meeting Tuesday, discussing more than a dozen goals and priorities for the next year.
‘Land bank’ sets sights on first goal: Revitalizing East Millinocket mill
The new state authority wants to create business space and housing in empty properties that private and municipal developers won’t take on.
Augusta apartment building fire displaces 19 people, including 10 children
The apartment where a fire started on South Belfast Avenue on Tuesday night did not have a working smoke detector, officials said.