BANGOR, Maine — Three warming shelters will be open in Bangor this winter after fears there would only be one.

"When they found out we weren't opening, there was a lot of stress going on,” Leon Licata, the pastor at Brick Church, said.

As temperatures started to drop this fall, the Brick Church didn't know if it could operate a warming shelter this winter, but now, pastor Licata is breathing a sigh of relief.

"Those are your kids out there,” Licata said.

The church is receiving $60,000 from the City of Bangor to open its warming shelter this winter. With that funding, they'll be providing 70 people with a warm place to sleep starting Saturday.

"We are kind of excited to get open and get rolling to keep people safe,” Licata said.

Licata said the funding will help them provide mea

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