The $14.5 million approved by Maine voters in 2015 is combined with other funding and awarded to seven projects that will provide 212 units of affordable housing for Mainers 55 and older.
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Following 12-month inquiry, decision time approaches in CMP billing probe
Staff of the Public Utilities Commission will make a recommendation to commissioners Thursday on how much blame, if any, there is to lay at the feet of Central Maine Power for its billing problems.
New brewery with Bath ties finds home in Wiscasset
Pepper Powers is moving his brewery with multiple Bath Iron Works-themed brews a few miles up Route 1 to Wiscasset.
Richmond looking to extend 20-year-old pipeline tax agreement for another decade
The town generates more than $150,000 for economic development from a Northeast natural gas pipeline tax increment financing agreement that expires in March.
Bowdoin College hockey teams earn tie, win in weekend action
Women’s team earns 2-2 tie, while men split a pair to open 2020.
Skowhegan man, woman arrested following multitown, ‘targeted’ shooting spree
Dana S. Dasilva and Michelle N. Luce, both 25, are being held at the Kennebec County jail in Augusta following gunfire in Winslow, Waterville and Clinton.
Maine Turnpike Authority owed more than $824,000 in unpaid tolls
Thousands of vehicle owners have racked up tolls and fees in the past seven years, but there are barriers to collecting the money.
Health care, corrections, broadband at top of state legislative agenda
The Legislature will return with a long list of work before including another attempt to pass a package of borrowing bills aimed at building infrastructure and boosting the economy.
Political experts: Pentagon’s proposed cuts to Bath-built destroyers won’t pass Congress
If approved, the Pentagon’s proposed 40 percent reduction in destroyers built between 2021 and 2025 would shrink the Naval fleet to 287 from its current 293 ships.
Topsham police warn of new string of car burglaries
Police say communities in the Topsham area are experiencing a rash of car burglaries occurring mainly in parking lots of gyms and daycare businesses in the early morning or evening.