WEST PARIS — About a mile from Paris Hill, where historic mansions overlook the train of snow-clad peaks spanning the White Mountains and real estate values command some of the best prices in the county, Donald Hodgkin lights up a cigarette in the small prefabricated home he shares with about a dozen people. Three-year old Kiera […]
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Rumford American Legion seeking sock donations for homeless veterans
RUMFORD — The Rumford American Legion Post 24 is collecting socks of all sizes until March to aid homeless veterans and their families, Post Commander Tricia Thurston said Monday afternoon. Thurston explained that the idea for collecting socks for homeless veterans is part of the “Warm Feet” campaign that Sanford Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter […]
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MCN seeking volunteers to help with annual homeless count
LEWISTON — The Maine Military Community Network, which supports Maine military families in their communities, is looking for volunteers in every town in Maine to count the homeless in the annual Point-in-Time survey scheduled for the night of Wednesday, Jan. 28. The national survey, which is required by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban […]
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N.Y. dinner puts wealthy and homeless at same tables
NEW YORK — Some well-off Manhattan residents paid $100 Friday for the honor of eating a candlelit holiday dinner with homeless people at a church, an intersection of two worlds that left one down-on-his luck man thinking the seemingly impossible. “What if a love connection happened tonight between the haves and the have-nots?” 44-year-old Craig […]
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M. McClellan: Providing help for real people
I am a board member of the Root Cellar. The Lewiston Root Cellar serves some of the neediest people in the Lewiston-Auburn area. We are compelled by Jesus’ love to serve him and we seek to empower our neighbors through efforts at the Root Cellar. We are currently as busy as we have ever been. […]
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Norway school-supply drive helps 25 students
NORWAY — A total of 25 students were outfitted with backpacks filled with school supplies as they returned to school this week after a generous outpouring of donations to a Norway Town Office drive from local residents. The campaign was started less than two weeks ago by Norway General Assistance Administrator Shannon Moxcey after receiving […]
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LePage visits Lewiston homeless shelter, touts food stamp reform
LEWISTON — Gov. Paul LePage stopped by Hope Haven Gospel Mission on Monday to speak with reporters about his administration’s decision to require some of the state’s food stamp recipients to work or volunteer at least 20 hours a week. On Monday, LePage said the proposal to require “able-bodied” adults receiving federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance […]
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Medications stolen from Skowhegan homeless shelter
SKOWHEGAN (AP) — Police are investigating the theft of about $1,000 in prescription medications from a Skowhegan homeless shelter. Police Chief Ted Blais said the theft from a locked cabinet at the Trinity Men’s Shelter was reported last weekend. Blais told the Morning Sentinel (http://bit.ly/1oGLf0Z ) that men staying at the shelter are not allowed […]