Bangor

The project is one of five approved recently through the state's "Home for Good" program by MaineHousing. Others are in Auburn, Augusta, Sanford and Portland.

The organization said Friday that it would be closing the refugee services office as of June 30.

The American Lung Association released their 2025 "State of the Air" report today. The report named Bangor one of best cities in the country for air quality in an otherwise bleak outlook for the country.

The city of Bangor saw a decline in working age, and low and moderate income households over the last decade- likely due to a lack of suitable housing options.

In 1978, the late President Jimmy Carter visited Bangor during his "town hall" meetings he held around the country.

City councilors approved the plan last night, agreeing to shut down the encampment by Feb. 28 instead of Dec. 31.

Bangor city officials are proposing a delay in closing the city's largest homeless encampment, from Dec. 31 to Feb. 28.

The low-barrier shelter was expected to close this fall unless its current operator, Penobscot Community Health Care, found a new partner to patch a nearly $1 million budget hole.

A newly renovated building in Bangor will bring housing and childcare assistance under one roof.

The city aims to move the encampment's 73 residents into some form of housing, while keeping them connected to other resources.