LEWISTON — Volunteers of the Calvary United Methodist Church’s warming center have a mission to provide warmth — even if it means giving the coats off their backs. “This volunteer gave the coat he wore here to (the homeless person) who didn’t have a coat,” said Pat Hunter Gardiner, chairwoman of the Church’s City Mission […]
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Warming Center, ECU Heat options for getting in out of the cold
FARMINGTON — While Mainers will likely try to tough it out during this cold spell, a little help may be needed as the days of below-zero temperatures progress. “People are proud and may try to be self-sufficient,” said Tim Hardy, director of Franklin County Emergency Management. So far the agency has had no request for […]
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Farmington Warming Center to open in January
FARMINGTON — The Farmington Warming Center will resume providing a gathering place from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays in January and February and on Thursdays in March. Everyone is invited to go for coffee, snacks and conversation, to do a puzzle or play a game. At noon a lunch of soup and […]
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Farmington Warming Center set to open Tuesday
FARMINGTON — Volunteers have prepared for another season of Warming Centers in Farmington, just in time for next Tuesday’s opening. The Warming Center will be open from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Tuesdays from Jan. 6 through Feb. 10 at Henderson Memorial Baptist Church at 110 Academy St. Old South Congregational Church at 227 […]
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Farmington Warming Center dishes up food and fellowship
FARMINGTON — Temperatures outside remained in the single digits Tuesday morning while the warmth of fellowship and hot stews filled the hall at Henderson Memorial Baptist Church. For the seventh season, the Farmington Warming Center is meeting from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Tuesdays at the church on Academy Street through Feb. 11. After […]
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Warming Center opening next week in Farmington
FARMINGTON — The Warming Center will open from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 7, at Henderson Memorial Baptist Church at 110 Academy St. It will continue every Tuesday through Feb. 11. On Thursday, Jan. 9, the Warming Center will be at Old South Congregational Church, 227 Main St., from 10 a.m. to 2 […]