Food for hundreds of families across Kennebec and Somerset counties had to be thrown away after floodwaters breached the Winslow Community Cupboard. Employees say the water came without warning.
City Council is set to vote on an estimated $6.3 million renovation of the Evanston Animal Shelter on Nov. 14. The proposal calls for the construction of an entirely new facility. Not all of the funding will come from the city –– two million dollars will be provided by a Cook County grant agreement, and Evanston.
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Martin Espinosa holds his 1-year-old cat Snowball as they wait for their appointment for spay and neutering services at Critters Without Litters on Stine Road. The coronavirus pandemic has brought about many changes. But who would have guessed that it would also cause the demand for spaying and neutering pets to skyrocket?
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Vet Tech Assistant Josh Lopez weighs Callie during check in at Critters Without Litters on Stine Road. In 2019 the average wait time to get a pet in for a spay-neuter appointment was somewhere between three to 21 days, depending on the sex and species of the pet. With some exceptions, currently people are looking at a wait time of February or March for surgery appointments.