Businesses around the Waterville Area Soup Kitchen complained to city officials that their employees are afraid of some homeless people loitering in the area and confronting and scaring them.
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Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State, News
Proposed Augusta homeless shelter spurs debate, heads to Planning Board
Some Augusta business owners fear a proposed new 40-bed homeless shelter would worsen problems they’ve seen with people who are homeless, while advocates say it would help.
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Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Local & State
Lawmakers may require Maine cities to allow more homeless shelters
Angry that Lewiston imposed a moratorium in 2022 to block a shelter, legislators are pushing a bill to prevent it from happening again.
Posted inAmy Calder, Columns, Local & State, Morning Sentinel
Reporting Aside: Waterville soup kitchen offers a hot meal, a warm place
The Lighthouse Waterville Area Soup Kitchen on Monday opened an afternoon warming center and has launched a new fundraising campaign, the $100 Club, seeking 1,800 people to donate $100 each to fund the kitchen for a year.
Posted inLocal & State, Morning Sentinel
Waterville City Council to consider Park Street church request to raze buildings for more parking
Some city residents are concerned that the First Church of Waterville is looking to demolish buildings at 3 and 5 Park St.
Posted inNation & World
U.S. cities crack down on homeless encampments. Advocates say it’s not the answer
Tent encampments have long been a fixture of West Coast cities, but are now spreading across the states.
Posted inLocal & State
Bringing Thanksgiving to Portland’s homeless
Volunteers band together to deliver on the promise of the holiday, showing those less fortunate that they haven’t been forgotten.
Posted inLocal & State, News
As Portland faces decision on encampments, other U.S. cities also struggle to address homelessness
The City Council is set to decide whether to pause encampment sweeps at the same time other cities tackle similar challenges in new ways, including with ‘micro apartments’ and safe camping areas.
Posted inLocal & State, Morning Sentinel
Waterville City Council adopts winter plan to help homeless
Councilors on Wednesday postponed indefinitely a proposal to buy yurts to house homeless people now living in tents on city property near the Kennebec River.
Posted inLocal & State, Morning Sentinel
Waterville City Council to consider ditching yurt idea, seeking longer-term solutions for the homeless
Mayor Jay Coelho is withdrawing his request to spend up to $10,000 to install yurts on the riverfront, instead asking the city to seek solutions that include an emergency warming shelter and ramped-up outreach to the homeless encampment at Head of Falls.