The Kennebec Community Church has partnered with Feed My Starving Children, a national nonprofit, to pack 100,000 meals for needy people in countries around the world.

The food bank on Mount Vernon Avenue will be more efficient for the more than 400 families who visit each month, organizers said.

Facing a shortage of drivers, the city has partnered with others to help workers get licenses.

The city will hire more contractors, rely on other city employees for help and delay trash pick-up if they need to focus on clearing ice and snow.

School districts often don’t have enough time, money or qualified teachers to teach family and consumer sciences, despite the need for people to have the skills taught in those classes.