PORTLAND, United States (CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR) – Rubbing their hands and breathing dragon smoke into the cold air, residents rush inside the bright green building. The temperature outside has barely hit double digits Fahrenheit, so the warm lobby inside Bayside Anchor, a low-income apartment building in Portland, Maine (United States), is a happy reprieve. The lobby

Dana Totman, president and CEO of Avesta, presents the 14th annual Mike Yandell Award to Pat Weigel, president and CEO of Norway Savings Bank. The award, which is named for the late Avesta Housing board chairman and banking industry leader, recognizes an individual or organization for their service and dedication to the affordable housing industry.

Norway, ME — Norway Savings Bank has received Avesta Housing’s 14th annual Mike Yandell Award.  The Award, which is named for the late Avesta Housing board chair and banking industry leader, recognizes an individual or organization for their service and dedication to the affordable housing industry. Dana Totman, Avesta President and CEO, presented the award to

PARIS — Bonnie Ripley spent a combined 30 years at Mildred M. Fox School as a student and later an educational technician. She was among those on the grounds of the former school to attend the formal opening Tuesday of Avesta Housing’s new 12-unit senior housing complex. Ripley walked through the building on East Main

More than 100 people spilled out of the tent set up at Tuesday’s ribbon-cutting for Avesta Housing’s latest completed project — the 12-unit restoration of Mildred Fox School in South Paris. While the project may seem small by some standards, it will make a huge difference in the town of 2,230 and its surrounding area, both