The Mid-Maine Homeless Shelter wants to buy the property at 8 Highwood St., which has been vacant for many years, to house between 20 and 30 people, including adults with children.
The city's Planning Board on Tuesday voted 7-0 to recommend the City Council rezone 8 Highwood St., a former office building, to allow for apartments for families and seniors, as well as "crisis housing" for homeless people awaiting more permanent housing.
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Nearly 400 people, many in scrubs, lined both sides of State Street in front of the Maine State House to protest the requirement to be fully vaccinated by Oct. 1 or have a medical exemption.