Library talk to focus on home weatherization WINTHROP — The Bailey Public Library will host Bo Jespersen, owner of the Breathable Home, an energy auditing and weatherization business, at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 21. The discussion will focus on the philosophy and science of home performance, as well as different aspects of home weatherization. The […]
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Food Summit to address food insecurity in Greater Franklin County
FARMINGTON — No one should go hungry in local communities, yet children are arriving at school not having eaten, and more and more seniors are accessing area food pantries looking for help. The United Way of the Tri-Valley Area and Healthy Community Coalition will host a Food Summit on Thursday, April 6, that will include […]
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Church closing food pantry, opening coffee house
RUMFORD — Citing a lack of donations, the Praise Assembly of God Church is closing its food pantry to the public beginning Thursday. “We can’t keep doing what we’re doing,” said Justin Thacker, pastor of the church at 89 Congress St. “There’s no way we can afford it. We don’t receive any government funding. We’re […]
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Mt. Blue students reorganize, collect food for school food pantry
FARMINGTON — Students in the grades seven to 12 Day Treatment Program at Mt. Blue Campus have taken over the school’s food pantry in a service learning project. Boxes of books and a mobile cart were moved to free up shelves for food storage. Students checked expiration dates on food that had been previously collected […]
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St. Mary’s food pantry to try evening hours
LEWISTON — St. Mary’s Nutrition Center is changing its food pantry hours, effective June 6. The pantry will be open from 4 to 6 p.m. Thursdays instead of during the morning, and it will be closed on Mondays. The pantry will still be open from 9 to 11 a.m. Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday. “We aren’t […]
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Hannaford decison forcing Winthrop food pantry to close after 22 years
WINTHROP (AP) — A Winthrop food pantry that serves 100 area families is closing down after 22 years because the Maine-based supermarket that provided most of its food is changing the way it makes donations. Samuel Richards, pastor of East Winthrop Baptist Church, said a new policy by Hannaford Supermarkets to limit donations to food […]
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Changing attitudes together
RUMFORD — The message of Thursday’s forum was clear — agencies need to work together to help and not enable, if they are to change many of the attitudes in this area. A dozen people, including an elementary school principal, a police officer, a landlord and a case manager took part in the two-hour discussion, […]
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Rumford food pantry wants to help, not enable abuse
RUMFORD — Pastor Justin Thacker is consumed these days when one distinct thought — is his food pantry at Praise Assembly of God, as well as other food pantries, really helping people or just enabling their bad habits? He has reason to be concerned. Following the church’s annual Thanksgiving giveaway, in which 30 volunteers put […]