One of coastal Maine’s original shingle cottages is on the market
The historic former inn on a pricey peninsula just off Mount Desert Island has hit the market for $2.75 million.
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Portland paused hotel development. Then it left time for 2 to go forward.
While new hotels bring jobs, tax revenue and tourism, they pay workers too little for them to afford housing in the area, according to one city councilor.
These are some of the oldest continually operating businesses in Bangor
Some of the shops and bars you frequent, the institutions you bank with and even the publication you’re reading right now were in Maine before cars, electricity and telephones.
Bangor Savings Bank gets approval to expand waterfront campus
As part of the project, Bangor Savings Bank will demolish the existing five-story, 5,760-square-foot building that now sits at 36 Pleasant St.
Bangor is getting another Dollar General
The single-story building will be located at 1171 Broadway, next to Tractor Supply Co. on 2.7-acre site that is now undeveloped except for a paved lot.
This oceanside home would go for millions elsewhere in Maine
The property boasts more than 20 acres in Addison, the small Down East town just over U.S. Route 1 with a population of around 1,200 residents.
New Brewer building will house drive-thru and retail spaces
The site plan proposes redeveloping the Sullivan Tire on Wilson Street and installing a new single story building.
A sign about 9/11 is still displayed at the Bangor Mall
The signs is a small glimpse of the neglect the mall has suffered in recent years, leading the city to file two separate lawsuits against the mall owner.
The kind of housing Maine needs most is the hardest to build
Maine is lacking in multi-unit building targeted toward middle-income families, known to experts as the “missing middle.”
CMP wants to finish its hydropower corridor this year
In a filing with Maine regulators, Central Maine Power’s parent company said the corridor is on track to be completed by Dec. 31.
5 Maine cities to watch for housing news in 2025
If the state is going to meet its 2030 housing goals, it will be because of local efforts to get creative with permitting and building.
Nearly 12K Mainers enrolled in new state-sponsored retirement plan
Early projections predicted about 8,000 Mainers would enroll in the program.
Million-dollar homes for sale in Maine places you won’t expect
These are some of the priciest properties for sale in rural Maine right now, stretching from the western mountains to the midcoast foothills.
Maine’s minimum wage gets a 50-cent boost for the New Year
The increase to $14.65 is just one of several pay changes that will take effect on Jan. 1.
US homelessness up 18% as affordable housing remains out of reach for many people
The United States saw an 18.1% increase in homelessness this year, a dramatic rise driven mostly by a lack of affordable housing as well as devastating natural disasters and a surge of migrants in several parts of the country, federal officials said Friday. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development said federally required tallies…
Iberdrola completes $2.5 billion acquisition of CMP parent company
The acquisition makes Avangrid a private company, exempting it from filing some records with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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