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Posted January 16
Updated January 16
Residents frustrated by smoking in HUD-funded housing say they ‘can’t afford anywhere else’
Residents at the Edgewood Apartments in Kennebunk say cigarette and marijuana smoke inside their building is exacerbating their health problems.
By Gillian Graham Staff Writer
Some days, the smell of cigarette and marijuana smoke is so strong in Mary Ann Allen’s non-smoking apartment building that she sleeps with the windows open, even when the temperature drops below freezing.
“This is very unhealthy for me,” said Allen, who has stage 4 cancer, asthma and COPD.
The smell is so persistent that her physical therapist has stopped coming to her apartment for appointments and her nurse wants to meet in a common area on a different floor...
Posted January 16
Updated January 16
Residents frustrated by smoking in HUD-funded housing say they ‘can’t afford anywhere else’
Residents at the Edgewood Apartments in Kennebunk say cigarette and marijuana smoke inside their building is exacerbating their health problems.
By Gillian Graham Staff Writer
Some days, the smell of cigarette and marijuana smoke is so strong in Mary Ann Allen’s non-smoking apartment building that she sleeps with the windows open, even when the temperature drops below freezing.
“This is very unhealthy for me,” said Allen, who has stage 4 cancer, asthma and COPD.
The smell is so persistent that her physical therapist has stopped coming to her apartment for appointments and her nurse wants to meet in a common area on a different floor...