Auburn couple gives out meals to the homeless in Lewiston-Auburn.
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Remembering the homeless on the longest night of the year
LEWISTON — It was raining hard and the wind was whipping on the longest night of 2018, but 12-year-old Cadence Carson didn’t complain once during the sloppy walk across the downtown. She didn’t complain because her mother had taught her that there are homeless people on the streets who have to endure this kind of […]
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Seeking help in Lewiston
Jonathan Giasson, 32, holds a sign seeking assistance Tuesday evening at the intersection of Lisbon and Main streets in Lewiston. Giasson said he has been homeless on and off since he was a teenager. “The main thing is to be able to get out of the wind,” he said. He utilizes local shelters, and last […]
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Rotary, TD Bank donate care packages for homeless
TD Bank recently teamed up with the Lewiston-Auburn Rotary Club and Kids that Care to hold donation drives that provided Trinity Jubilee Center’s Day Shelter with more than 200 care packages for the needy. The project was spearheaded by Callie Cook, a manager at TD Bank and member of the Lewiston-Auburn Rotary Club. The drive […]
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Farmington homeless shelter plans downtown expansion
FARMINGTON — Leaders from Western Maine Homeless Outreach are optimistic about the possibility of moving into a new space downtown that would nearly double the capacity of Franklin County’s only homeless shelter. The shelter is in the basement of the Living Waters Assembly of God church on Route 2. It is eyeing a new space […]
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Briefly: Religion
Church members change service time WILTON — Church services are held at 10:30 a.m. Sundays at the Wilton United Methodist Church. A new sign installed on Tuesday indicated the service is held at 11 a.m. Church members changed the time of the service to 10:30 a.m. in early January. Daughters of Isabella Circle meets JAY […]
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Point-in-Time count of homeless youth needs volunteers
LEWISTON — On one night every January all across the United States community members team with local agencies to complete a Point-in-Time (PIT) count of homeless individuals. A PIT count is completed by counting families, youth, veterans, senior citizens and others who are homeless. This year’s count will be on the night of Tuesday, Jan. […]
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Dozens walk for homeless in Lewiston
LEWISTON — Walking slowly along a frozen sidewalk as the temperature dipped into the teens, the woman in the parka was stricken by a grim thought. “Can you imagine it?” she said to the man next to her. “Being forced to stay out in this all night? It would be horrible.” Horrible, indeed. And that’s […]
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Point-in-Time count of homeless youth needs volunteers
LEWISTON — On one night every January all across the United States community members team with local agencies to complete a Point-in-Time (PIT) count of homeless individuals. A PIT count is completed by counting families, youth, veterans, senior citizens and others who are homeless. This year’s count will be on the night of Tuesday, Jan. […]
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Bishop tours, blesses women's shelter in Lewiston
“House mom” Misty Baker shows Bishop Robert P. Deeley one of the four bedrooms at the new Saint Catherine of Siena Residence in Lewiston on Friday. The women’s homeless shelter at the corner of Sabattus Street and Central Avenue will allow the already established St. Martin de Porres Residence on Bartlett Street to focus on […]