Thursday, April 25, 2024

“A lot of the luxury housing is targeted to people who aren’t here now. If that’s the case, then it’s not trickling down and not emptying out a unit.”

— Kevin Bunker, founder of Portland-based Developers Collaborative, on a theory advanced by many experts and developers that building more housing at any price range will increase the amount of affordable housing available.

Today’s Top Maine Stories

The fate of the Oxford County sheriff rests with Janet Mills after a two-day hearing. Christopher Wainwright could be removed from his elected office for allegedly selling firearms from evidence in 2021.

Milo residents want to remove an official over an “illicit” meeting. In a video obtained by the Bangor Daily News, three Select Board members discussed the town manager’s performance, the police chief’s “whining” and the public works schedule.

Building more high-end housing might actually ease Maine’s affordable housing crisis. Experts, developers and advocates for low- and middle-income residents say a “trickle down effect” comes from building more housing at any price level.

A new lawsuit is putting pressure on Maine towns that keep profits from tax foreclosures. The case concerns a Hancock County man who lost his roughly $40,000 property over not paying $2,600 in taxes.

Maine in Pictures

More News from Around the State

• President Joe Biden nominates Maine attorney to become federal judge

• Biden administration sets sights on 2 new offshore wind tracts in Gulf of Maine

• Hannaford warns of possible E. coli in ground beef sold at 58 Maine stores

• Kosta’s in Old Town will change hands next month

• Levant man arrested after standoff with police near elementary school

• 2 women accused of animal cruelty in Belfast

• Authorities investigating suicide at midcoast Maine jail

• Bath using eminent domain to buy privately owned downtown sidewalks

• Budget airline will offer nonstop flights from Maine to White Plains, New York

• Browntail moth spread could depend on weather this spring

From the Opinion Pages

Life in Maine

Losing three $8 bass plugs in less than 90 minutes was all it took for Bill Graves to learn better, stronger knots for fishing.

Orono running phenom Ruth White is headed to the University of New Hampshire this fall. White had committed to Boise State University but got permission to change course after a coaching change there.

It’s tempting to mix your own batch of cleansers to increase the potency, but the results can be dangerous or deadly. Here are five household chemical combinations to avoid at all times.

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