Housing shortage, high rents vex Lewiston-Auburn market
$1,000-a-month rents are now standard, and officials worry high prices and few options are hindering efforts to fill jobs locally.
Shanna Cox and Robyn Merrill: Solving child poverty is everyone’s business
Addressing families’ basic needs will create opportunities for parents and caregivers to succeed in the workforce, strengthening our communities, bolstering our economy, and reducing child poverty. Lifting children out of poverty today will, in turn, increase their opportunities, support their growth, and fortify Maine’s future workforce, leading to less child poverty tomorrow.
Lewiston-Auburn local foods initiative looks to generate momentum
The “community action plan” includes projects such as like securing a permanent year-round location for the Lewiston Farmers’ Market and developing a cooperatively-owned neighborhood grocery store in the Tree Streets neighborhood.
Lewiston mayor: Let’s identify something new and different
The discussion Monday was organized by Project Tipping Point, a Lewiston-Auburn based consultant and community-building organization. Monday’s event was part of the organization’s “TIP L/A Leader” paid professional development program, but was open to the public.