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PublishedDecember 14, 2023
Construction of new, expanded Litchfield Food Bank nears completion
The Plains Road facility, which is three times larger than the current space used by the food bank, will enable patrons to come in and select their own food items for the first time.
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PublishedDecember 13, 2023
Hannaford donates $1.3 million to improve access to food for older adults
The money donated to the Maine Council on Aging will be used to create a grant program for organizations within the council's network.
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PublishedDecember 4, 2023
Waterville City Council to consider Park Street church request to raze buildings for more parking
Some city residents are concerned that the First Church of Waterville is looking to demolish buildings at 3 and 5 Park St.
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PublishedNovember 21, 2023
Jay food pantry renamed to include 3 towns
Tri-Town Ministerial Association Food Cupboard is now Food Cupboard Jay, Livermore, Livermore Falls.
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PublishedNovember 6, 2023
Waterville City Council to consider ditching yurt idea, seeking longer-term solutions for the homeless
Mayor Jay Coelho is withdrawing his request to spend up to $10,000 to install yurts on the riverfront, instead asking the city to seek solutions that include an emergency warming shelter and ramped-up outreach to the homeless encampment at Head of Falls.
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PublishedOctober 25, 2023
Food insecurity shot up last year with inflation and the end of pandemic-era aid, a new report says
Analysts and food security professionals point to the dual impact last year of high inflation and the gradual expiration of multiple pandemic-era government assistance measures.
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PublishedOctober 20, 2023
Reporting Aside: As many have witnessed, homelessness has become a crisis in Waterville
The Waterville community has been generous and empathetic when it comes to helping a growing number of homeless people living in encampments, but it is becoming increasingly apparent that the city can't do it alone and should seek state or federal intervention, Amy Calder writes.
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PublishedOctober 15, 2023
Betting on broccoli to boost Maine’s farming economy and food availability
Good Shepherd Food Bank has launched an innovative company that makes it the first among 200 food banks nationwide to address hunger by investing in for-profit farming and processing.
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PublishedOctober 4, 2023
Waterville City Council urged to take action as need for food grows
An administrator for the Waterville Area Soup Kitchen told the council Tuesday the kitchen is serving 250 to 300 meals a day and demand for food is growing.
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PublishedSeptember 28, 2023
Spruce Mountain Primary School food pantry is feeding more students
Good Shepherd Food Bank partners with the pantry in Jay that serves students.
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