homelessness

The rules are aimed in part at reducing calls to the city's emergency services.

At a meeting Monday night, the Portland City Council will take up several measures aimed at helping residents experiencing homelessness, including a request that that state establish a homelessness management task force.

The 2022 count includes individuals not previously part of prior surveys, including 956 people in transitional housing and nearly 2,500 others staying in hotels.

The Bangor City Council voted against proposal to convert more historic homes into boarding houses but suggested it could revisit the idea after addressing concerns from the public.

The city of Portland's planning board has approved the construction of a new 208-bed homeless shelter.

Four organizations in Maine will receive more than $3 million to launch new programs to address youth homelessness — particularly in rural Maine.

An encampment of homeless people that has occupied Portland's City Hall Plaza for more than two weeks could disperse soon.Leaders say that the protest…

The Portland mayor and a pair of city councilors held a "listening session" Wednesday morning with dozens of the city's homeless population who have…

For the third night, a group of protesters in Portland will set up tents, blankets and other camping supplies in front of city hall as part of a…

For the past few weeks, as the places where homeless people often receive services have been closed, some have been spending their days — and in some…