The Mid-Maine Homeless Shelter held a virtual community discussion Monday about the shelter’s proposal to turn 8 Highwood St. into housing for seniors and adults with disabilities and their families, as well as emergency apartments for homeless people.
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Waterville City Council to reconsider Highwood Street housing request
City councilors are scheduled to hold a special meeting at 6 p.m. Tuesday to reconsider a vote to rezone 8 Highwood St. so the Mid-Maine Homeless Shelter can develop it into housing for seniors, disabled adults with families and emergency units for the homeless.
Waterville City Council to consider zoning changes for Highwood Street, former church properties
The Mid-Maine Homeless Shelter wants to buy the property at 8 Highwood St., which has been vacant for many years, to house between 20 and 30 people, including adults with children.
Reporting Aside: Former sports bar in Waterville becomes ‘a safe space in the storm’
Most communities are fortunate to have one place where people can get a free, hot meal, but the Waterville-Winslow area now has two, Amy Calder writes.
Waterville Planning Board considers proposal to convert vacant building into housing for homeless
Board votes 7-0 Tuesday to recommend the City Council rezone 8 Highwood St., a former office building, to allow for apartments for families and seniors, as well as “crisis housing” for homeless people awaiting permanent housing.
Three adults, two children displaced when fire destroys Skowhegan home
About 40 firefighters from several towns responded to a fire at 15 Cedar Ridge Drive, only a couple of hundred feet from Cedar Ridge Center, a nursing and rehabilitation facility.
Amy Calder: Thankful for the hospital
One might think a hospital is a dangerous place to be during the pandemic, but it actually is one of the safest, Amy Calder writes.
Housing offered to 150 former residents of Boston tent city
Mayor Michelle Wu says no one was forcibly removed or arrested when the city took down a homeless encampment Wednesday.
Waterville to help fund launch of hot meals program
The City Council approved the use of $15,000 for a program that will provide free meals at a location that has yet to be determined.
Waterville sets special meeting to vote on employee bonuses
The City Council is scheduled to meet via Zoom at 6 p.m. Monday. Those wanting to tune in can watch the meeting through a link on the city’s website — www.waterville-me.gov.