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PublishedDecember 27, 2021
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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PublishedDecember 12, 2021
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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PublishedDecember 2, 2021
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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PublishedNovember 19, 2021
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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PublishedOctober 6, 2021
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.
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PublishedOctober 4, 2021
Homelessness, poverty taking center stage at Waterville forums starting this week
Three virtual forums hosted by Katie Spencer White, CEO of the Mid-Maine Homeless Shelter, will be held this month to discuss the problem, what is being done and what needs to be done from here.
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PublishedSeptember 17, 2021
Amy Calder: Being homeless a ‘very, very tough life’ for Waterville trio
Two young men and a woman who pushed a grocery cart with all their belongings through the streets of downtown Waterville on Wednesday were humble people just looking for a place to live, Amy Calder writes.
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PublishedSeptember 8, 2021
More affordable housing among the calls for how Waterville spends COVID-19 relief money
Helping the homeless and ensuring stable housing were mentioned at a Waterville City Council hearing Tuesday as the panel seeks input on how to spend $1.7 million in federal American Rescue Plan Act funding.
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PublishedNovember 16, 2020
Homelessness in Portland approaching record levels
The increased numbers come as efforts to create more temporary and permanent shelter space remain in flux.
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PublishedNovember 2, 2020
Evening Sandwich Program in Waterville restarts on Tuesdays and Fridays
The Universalist Unitarian Church on Silver Street is resuming its Evening Sandwich Program this week on a limited basis after closing temporarily in March and June due to the coronavirus pandemic.
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