Experts Share Zoning Best Practices for Housing Solutions

Center webinar explored barriers to new housing development that may be present in your town’s planning and zoning, as well as tools and techniques that communities have utilized to address these barriers.

Regional Policy Pulse

Across the region, policymakers are busy trying to move legislation through as states near the end of their legislative sessions. See what’s top of mind.

Built By Wood – The Gehring House

Using wood in construction aligns historic preservation goals, local economic impact, and carbon reduction at the Gehring House.

New Apartments Ready in Bethel, Maine

Redeveloped historic Gehring House ready to welcome residents

Regional Policy Pulse

Across the region, state legislatures are in session looking to amend or enact legislation that would bring state-wide changes for years or even decades down the road. See what’s top if mind.

How Are Federal Policy Changes Affecting the Region?

Use this form to share stories of how federal policy changes are affecting your community.

Center Redevelops Millinocket Building for Mixed Use

Restaurant opens on Penobscot Avenue while construction continues on five apartments.

Regional Policy Pulse

Across the region, state legislatures are back in session looking to amend or enact legislation that would bring state-wide changes for years or even decades down the road. See what’s top if mind.

Ride With Gratitude Rolls Strong into 2025

The Center’s Bike Borderlands team reached new audiences in 2024 to spread the tenets of the Ride With Gratitude campaign throughout the region.

Building Climate Resilience in the Androscoggin Valley

Last fall, the Northern Forest Center launched the Androscoggin Valley Community Forest Collaborative, bringing together the committees and foresters of eight Community Forests located in the Androscoggin River watershed to explore collaborative opportunities and ways their conserved land can support local climate resilience.