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After months of waiting, Mainers seeking rent relief can apply for benefits from the state beginning at noon Monday. The state launched several smaller rent relief programs last year. But officials say the latest program, which is funded by $200 million in federal funds, is far more comprehensive. It can pay for up to 12 months of rent and some utilities going back to last March, plus up to 3 months of upcoming expenses. It’s open to renters who meet certain income limits and are at risk of losing housing because of the pandemic. Greg Payne, with the Maine Affordable Housing Coalition, says...

Long estimated wait times for vaccine appointments on state website leads to frustrations for users “I just need to be patient and hang on for 3.2 more days.” By Steve Annear Globe Staff,Updated February 25, 2021, 10:45 a.m. Email to a Friend “Five hundred twenty-five thousand, six hundred minutes. Five hundred twenty-five thousand moments so dear.” The lyrics to a song from “Rent” could easily apply to how long people were told it could take to schedule a vaccine appointment in Massachusetts on Thursday. Shortly after the state opened up an additional 50,000 app...

A new report finds that, through last November, evictions fell by 40 percent in Maine compared to past years — as a federal moratorium and other

As rent relief passed by Congress in December languishes with the U.S. Treasury Department, Maine's landlords are feeling the squeeze from an increase in unpaid rent. Evictions, however, are down, the new Maine Coalition for Affordable Housing study shows.

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Eviction filings have decreased since the onset of the...