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Dear Friend, The Maine Affordable Housing Coalition reports that on any given night nearly 800 of our fellow Mainers sleep at emergency shelters across the state. Thousands more greatly disadvantaged [...]
Insurance Superintendent Eric Cioppa is urging Mainers to plan ahead for winter storms, weather-related emergencies, and accidental fires associated with heating sources, holiday decorations and other potential winter hazards. Homeowners and renters are encouraged to check their insurance policies and make sure their coverage is sufficient to address property damage.
Destroyed in a dramatic and highly-publicized implosion, the Pruitt-Igoe public housing complex has become a widespread symbol of failure amongst architects, politicians and policy makers. The Pruitt-Igoe Myth explores the social, economic and legislative issues that led to the decline of conventional public housing in America, and the city centers in which they resided, while tracing the personal and poignant narratives of several of the project’s residents.
From the Desk of Clare Marron President of Gardiner Main Street. It’s no secret that Gardiner is on the move, with public works projects like the Waterfront Park Project, Rail [...]
The newly enacted Foreclosure Diversion Program seeks applicants who are interested in being trained as foreclosure mediators in preparation for the program’s state-wide launch in 2010. Professionals trained in the [...]
On Tuesday, May 5, 2009 @ 6:00 PM in the Gardiner City Hall Council Chambers, the City of Gardiner Planning Board will hold a public hearing to discuss possible zone [...]
SPECTRUM GENERATIONS William S. Cohen Community Center and Cohen on the Meadows Catering and Banquet Facility, located at 22 Town Farm Road in Hallowell, is inviting the public to an [...]