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Workers work on the roof at the Lincoln Mill in Biddeford in September. The clock tower of Biddeford City Hall is to the right. A ground breaking ceremony took place in October of 2019 and when completed The Lincoln will be a mixed-use hotel and residential property located in the Lincoln Mill Building. Shawn Patrick Ouellette/Staff Photographer
Nearly 800 new apartments are proposed or being built in Biddeford and Saco, an area that has become an increasingly popular destination in recent years as Biddeford’s downtown is revitalized and high rental prices push people out of the Portland housing market.
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2/24/2021
Lincoln making progress toward 10 percent affordable housing
The recently completed Lincoln Lofts at the historic Sayles Mill complex added 45 affordable housing units to the town’s roster. The developer behind the mill rehabilitation is in the process of renovating a second building in the complex, and has applied to build a three-building affordable living community in Manville. (Breeze photo by Nicole Dotzenrod)
LINCOLN – Seventeen years ago, the town of Lincoln adopted an affordable housing strategy with a goal of having 10 percent or more of Lincoln’s housing stock designated as affordable.
Enacted under former Town Administrator Sue Shephard, the town’s plan coincided with the state’s Low and Moderate Income Housing Act, which established the 10 percent threshold.
12/30/2020
Lincoln rallies through unprecedented year
Lincoln graduates Erin McGinness, Ashley Thibault, Abbey O’Hern, and Kayla Piggott were preparing for the Lincoln High School Graduation Car Parade that took place on June 17. Similar to most schools this year, the Class of 2020 at Lincoln High School had to alter their traditional graduation ceremony due to the pandemic. The students also had a virtual graduation. (Breeze File photo by Charles Lawrence)
LINCOLN – It can be hard to imagine now, but 2020 began as all years do, with the promise of a new beginning.
Our daily lives were collectively changed in early spring, when the arrival of COVID-19 halted most activity, wiped toilet paper off the shelves and forced families to quarantine.