Newcastle Developer Breaks Ground on Mills Road Housing Project
Developer Rob Nelson (right) and his wife, Stephanie Nelson, symbolically break ground on an affordable housing development at 16 Mills Road in Newcastle on Monday, Oct. 28. The couple and roughly 45 others gathered at the property to celebrate the start of work on the development. (Piper Pavelich photo)
Newcastle will soon gain 16 new affordable apartments in the downtown area as part of MaineHousing's Rural Affordable Rental Housing Program. A groundbreaking event will be held at 16 Mills Road in Newcastle, the first project of the program's second round to start construction, at 11 a.m. on Monday, Oct. 28.