SANFORD — Now, you can get there from here, the folks who provide Sanford Transit say.

That is because Sanford Transit has added six new stops to its schedule, which means folks who use it will be able to go more places.

Using the theme “Life just got easier,” the agency on Aug. 1 added two southbound stops — at the Southern Maine Health Care Walk-in Clinic and at Green Tea Restaurant. 

Folks traveling northbound can check out Threads of Hope at the Sanford Center for shopping, stop for a treat at Dairy Queen, stop at Walgreens or again, at the Walk-in clinic on the Southern Maine Health Care June Street campus.

The additions means there are now 18 stops southbound and 16 northbound, varying from apartment complexes to supermarkets, laundromats, post offices and Trafton Senior Center.

Sanford Transit has been getting folks where they need to go within the community since 1983.

Transportation director Robert Currie said the service, operated by York County Community Action  Corporation, Monday through Friday with scheduled runs from 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. 

He said the fares are affordable — $1 for riders older than 8, and 50 cents for younger riders, seniors, and people with disabilities.  

“The service is safe, reliable, and the vehicles are clean, equipped with a wheelchair ramp, bike rack, and driven by trained, experienced and the friendliest drivers you’ll ever meet,” said YCCA’s communications direction, Brad Bohon.

The new schedule is available on the bus, by stopping by the transportation office at 6 Spruce St  Sanford, or online at yccac.org. 

— Senior Staff Writer Tammy Wells can be contacted at 324-4444 (local call in Sanford) or 282-1535, ext. 327 or twells@journaltribune.com.