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1. • South Portland places strict conditions on hotels with shelter guests

     Portland Press Herald, Maine via Yahoo News· 2 years ago

     Aug. 3—SOUTH PORTLAND — Hotels sheltering homeless individuals and families have agreed to operate under strict conditions meant to address continuing concerns over increased calls for police ...

2. • South Portland allows hotels to continue housing shelter guests

     Portland Press Herald, Maine via Yahoo News· 1 year ago

     Feb. 7—SOUTH PORTLAND — The City Council unanimously extended the deadline for when two hotels must stop operating as emergency shelters for people experiencing homelessness. Last August, the ...

3. • South Portland hotels will continue housing homeless individuals

     Portland Press Herald, Maine via Yahoo News· 2 years ago

     Jun. 30—Two South Portland hotels that were expected to stop housing homeless people by the end of June will continue providing emergency shelter indefinitely, officials said Wednesday. New ...

4. • State hopes to use South Portland hotel as second shelter for asylum seekers

     Portland Press Herald, Maine via Yahoo News· 11 months ago

     Jun. 26—The state is planning to pay for a second hotel in southern Maine to temporarily house asylum seekers who can't find long-term shelter. The South Portland City Council is expected to ...

5. • South Portland imposes June 30 deadline for 7 hotels to cease shelter operations

     Portland Press Herald, Maine via Yahoo News· 1 year ago

     Apr. 10—SOUTH PORTLAND — Seven hotels that have been sheltering unhoused individuals and families since the COVID-19 pandemic have until June 30 to resume normal licensed operations for traditional ...

6. • New projects may soon begin to ease housing burden for asylum seekers

     Portland Press Herald, Maine via Yahoo News· 1 year ago

     Dec. 12—Projects in Portland, South Portland and Brunswick could add up to 175 units of housing for asylum seekers in Maine starting as soon as this month. The apartments, which are first-of-their-kind ...

7. • General Assistance programs brace for impact from early end to federal emergency rental aid

     Portland Press Herald, Maine via Yahoo News· 2 years ago

     Nov. 13—SOUTH PORTLAND — The city's General Assistance program is getting an early introduction to the turmoil many Maine municipalities fear will result from the sudden end of the federal Emergency ...

8. • Asylum seekers to move in to new South Portland apartments

     Portland Press Herald, Maine via Yahoo News· 1 year ago

     Feb. 19—SOUTH PORTLAND — Asylum seekers staying in local hotels could begin moving into 52 new apartments on Westbrook Street in a few weeks. Avesta Housing, Greater Portland's largest nonprofit ...

9. • Housing is top issue for South Portland council at-large candidates

     Portland Press Herald, Maine via Yahoo News· 2 years ago

     Oct. 10—SOUTH PORTLAND — The housing crisis is a driving issue for all four candidates running for two at-large seats on the City Council, but they have different ideas on how to solve the multifaceted ...

10. • Early plans for South Portland shipyard redevelopment draw opposition

      Portland Press Herald, Maine via Yahoo News· 1 year ago

      Jan. 3—SOUTH PORTLAND — The developer of former shipyard land next to Bug Light Park plans to seek a zoning change that would allow construction of four 18-story buildings overlooking Portland ...