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Asylum seekers to move in to new South Portland apartments

Por: Portland Press Herald Nation February 20, 2023

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The West End Apartments building by Avesta Housing under construction last week at 600 Westbrook St. in South Portland. Brianna Soukup/Staff Photographer SOUTH PORTLAND — Asylum seekers staying in local hotels could begin moving into 52 new apartments on Westbrook Street in a few weeks. Avesta Housing, Greater Portland’s largest nonprofit affordable housing provider, has received an occupancy permit for the second phase of its West End... + full article



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