Maine housing officials say that affordable housing production has ramped up in recent years — but construction cost increases have slowed that progress. Greg Payne, the senior housing advisor to Gov. Janet Mills, told the Legislature’s housing committee on Tuesday that the state had invested $285 million in affordable housing since 2019. That’s led to
LEWISTON, Maine — Avesta Housing, the largest nonprofit affordable housing provider in northern New England, has presented its Mission Champion Award to Misty Parker, assistant director of Economic & Community Development for the City of Lewiston. Avesta’s Mission Champion Award is presented annually to an individual or organization who has made significant contributions to the
Avesta Housing is proud to announce that Lynne Roche has been appointed to the Avesta Housing Board of Directors for a three-year term effective Oct. 1. A professional fundraiser for more than 25 years, Roche is a Boston College graduate who began her career as a development officer at Harvard University and later joined the
It’s a well-established fact that Maine is in need of affordable housing. It was a topic of discussion before the pandemic, and the issue was made worse by the pandemic itself, when Maine saw an influx of cash buyers coming into the market. Even amid a slower real estate market, Maine’s median sales price for
Some $11 million is being distributed to 24 New Hampshire municipalities and organizations as part of the Northern Border Regional Commission’s efforts to expand housing and green energy as well as increase recreational opportunities in the region. All told, the commission, a federal-state economic development partnership, distributed a total of $43.6 million in New Hampshire,
Federal awards worth $11 million will help two dozen New Hampshire towns, organizations, and community groups expand housing, invest in green energy, and increase recreation opportunities. The Northern Border Regional Commission, a federal-state partnership for economic and community development in New Hampshire, northern Maine, Vermont, and New York, distributed $43.6 million in awards across those states.
CONCORD, NH – Communities and organizations in six rural counties will share $11 million in federal funds awarded through grants from the Northern Border Regional Commission (NBRC). Created by the US Congress in 2008, the NBRC is a federal-state partnership working to alleviate economic challenges in northern counties across New York, Vermont, New Hampshire, and Maine.
Avesta Housing and the Mount Washington Valley Economic Council have been awarded a $500,000 grant to improve road infrastructure near the new River Turn development in Conway, N.H., and facilitate the building of more affordable housing. The grant was announced by the Northern Border Regional Commission (NBRC) as part of $43.6 million distributed for projects in
CONCORD, NH – Communities and organizations in six rural counties will share $11 million in federal funds awarded through grants from the Northern Border Regional Commission (NBRC). Created by the US Congress in 2008, the NBRC is a federal-state partnership working to alleviate economic challenges in northern counties across New York, Vermont, New Hampshire, and Maine.
At Foxwell in Kittery, Maine, a group of residents have formed a gardening cooperative to transform their outdoor living spaces into beautiful displays featuring flowers, greenery, lawn ornaments, bird houses, and more. It started with simple landscaping maintenance — raking leaves, picking up fallen branches, painting the wooden fence behind the property — and mushroomed
