The Augusta Warming Center will open for the winter on Nov. 1. The community space is one of the few safe freely accessible escapes from the cold for local residents.
Last week 30 Gardiner residents were displaced due to a fire in a 28-unit apartment on Highland Avenue. Efforts are now underway by the community to help the tenants who lived in the senior housing complex.
Friday (Dec. 5) morning a fire at an 18-unit apartment building on Northern Avenue in Augusta left 7 injured and 27 homeless.
They need our help. You can make a monetary donation by writing a check payable to the United Way of Kennebec Valley...