City officials say the homeless who live next to Little Androscoggin River were given advance notice a cleanup would be done.
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Before they died on the tracks, they struggled with homelessness and drugs
Shawnia Maffiola, 23, and Richard Martello, 24, died by suicide on the train tracks in Biddeford Sunday.
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Lewiston council to decide on homeless shelter moratorium Tuesday
The City Council will vote Tuesday on a much-debated six-month moratorium on homeless shelters.
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Lewiston council forwards shelter moratorium to public hearing
A hearing will be held April 19 to decide on a 180-day moratorium on new shelters, an effort that came in response to a proposal for a 24-hour shelter and resource center in Lewiston.
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Lewiston could set hearing for shelter moratorium Tuesday
A majority of city councilors has expressed support for the moratorium, which officials say would be used to consider further shelter regulations or licensing. Opponents say it’s unnecessary and may have unintended consequences.
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Woman, 18, organizes gathering in Auburn to support homeless community
Once homeless, Taylor Vachon says she felt compelled to do something after seeing videotaped assaults last week of homeless people at an Auburn park.
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Biddeford looks to address growing homelessness but remains wary of building a shelter
York County’s biggest city has seen an increase in the number of people without stable housing.
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Nine command centers take new approach to tackling homelessness
In February, MaineHousing, the Statewide Homeless Council, and Built for Zero established nine Homeless Response Service Hubs in Maine. Each command center will be staffed by a hub coordinator. In May, the hub teams will start collecting real-time, by-name data of people experiencing homelessness across the state. Hub command centers and coordinators will then use […]
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‘Teetering on the edge’: Lewiston seeks new solutions to homelessness
The debate over a 24-hour shelter has amplified a growing problem. Can new initiatives change the bleak outlook?
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Lewiston mayor announces committee to address homelessness
Saying the city needs to rise above “toxic rhetoric,” Carl Sheline said the newly formed committee will make recommendations to the City Council.