MAINE – The statewide increase countered a drop in sales nationally. Sales of single-family homes in Maine rose 11.5 percent in December, countering weakness seen in home sales nationally last month, amid strong overall improvement in the state’s real estate industry.
PORTLAND – After 14 months of work, the civic center will reopen this weekend to host a home and garden show. New luxury boxes, bigger locker rooms, wider concourses and lots and lots more women’s restrooms are the highlights of the $34 million renovation of the Cumberland County Civic Center, which was opened Monday for media tours.
PORTLAND – If the Bayside project gets city approval, maybe it can be overturned, as a court did in a separate case. But supporters of the project see no correlation.
PORTLAND – Maine's economy is expected to see steady growth this year, providing an opportunity for the state to begin tackling the challenges it will face in the future as its population continues to age, a former state economist said Tuesday.
