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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Waterville conference aims to find solutions to region’s housing crisis
The conference chairman said he wants attendees to leave the conference with information on the steps needed to help solve the crisis.
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Amy Calder: As winter tightens its grip, homeless pair turns again to a tent for shelter
Ana Zinkovitch, 19, and Kevyn Warren, 28, continue to look for a place to live, but Warren’s modest income isn’t enough to cover rental costs in Waterville, Amy Calder writes.
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Causes of poverty, homelessness highlighted at first of three virtual Waterville forums
Katie Spencer White, CEO of the Mid-Maine Homeless Shelter, hosts virtual forum, which is to be followed by sessions Wednesday, Oct. 13, and Oct. 27.