Despite pervasive ‘supply skepticism,’ the evidence suggests the answer is yes: As the number of homes grows in an area, prices tend to fall and lower-cost units get freed up. But advocates say it takes time – and there are many hurdles.
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Mainers can spot a partial lunar eclipse of a supermoon Tuesday night
NASA officials say the eclipse will begin around 8:40 p.m. and peak at 10:44 p.m.
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Posted inBusiness, Maine, Sports
In-person sports betting makes Maine debut at Oddfellahs in Portland
The new sports bar is partnering with Caesars Sportsbook to offer Maine’s first retail betting site.
Posted inCommunity
Maine Library Association partners with League of Women Voters
Many libraries promote the League’s online voter information tool, Vote411.org.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Maine
After penning pop hits, Maine native Amy Allen releases first album of her own
The Waynflete grad, who has written songs for stars like Harry Styles and Sabrina Carpenter, released the self-titled ‘Amy Allen’ on Friday.
Posted inMaine, Nation & World, Schools and Education, Uncategorized
Lawsuit says Maine law thwarts impact of Bangor school’s decision
A Christian school in Bangor is at the center of a Supreme Court decision that requires Maine to include religious schools in a state tuition program is challenging a state antidiscrimination law.
Posted inCommunity
Mills foundation plane pull set for Oct. 5
Presented by Hammond Lumber Co. and hosted by Northeast Air, 45 teams will compete to pull a 45-ton FedEx plane across 20 feet of tarmac in the fastest time.
Posted inMaine
Augusta tanning salon, Windham car wash face stiff fines from state
Maine is also considering consent agreements with a tanning salon chain for illegal storage and disposal of spent lamps, a garage for causing an oil spill that closed Willard Beach for 4 days in August 2021 and Franklin Memorial Hospital for improper storage of hazardous waste.
Posted inMaine, Morning Sentinel, News
One injured, I-95 partly closed after tractor-trailer crash near Pittsfield
A box truck and a tractor-trailer veered off Interstate 95 in a crash that partly shut down traffic for about four hours, authorities say.
Posted inMaine, Nation & World
Settled in Maine, former Somali refugee returns home to run for office: ‘If I don’t do it, who will?’
Abdullahi Ali, the founder and CEO of Portland-based Gateway Community Services and a Somali refugee, is aiming to become the next president of his home state of Jubaland.