Sanford’s sitting mayor and a former state representative, is facing a human resources executive for an agency that serves unhoused people.
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Posted inElection 2022, Politics
Sanford residents compete for open Maine Senate District 33 seat
Republican Rep. Matthew Harrington and Democrat Kendra Williams are running in District 33.
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Posted inLocal & State
From thriving industry to ‘no man’s land’: Sanford looks to revive mill district
Officials say a $1 million bond is key to revitalization efforts, including the clean up of dozens of brownfield sites throughout the city.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, News
In Maine, cannabis store licensing fees are all over the map
For budding entrepreneurs, location matters as towns and cities vary widely – from $100 to $40,000 – in costs for setting up shop.
Posted inBiddeford-Saco-OOB Courier, Kennebunk Post, Southern Maine Weeklies
York County Deputy EMA director recognized for a job well done
Megan Arsenault was working in animal welfare and was deployed to Joplin, Missouri, to help that city’s animals when a tornado ripped through the city in 2011. That, she said, is when she became hooked on emergency management.
Posted inBiddeford-Saco-OOB Courier, Southern Maine Weeklies
POW-MIA memorial to be dedicated Sept. 24
SPRINGVALE — People from across the region are invited to the Southern Maine Veterans Memorial Cemetery on Saturday, Sept. 24 to mark the dedication of a memorial to prisoners of war and those missing in action. The memorial is a black and gray monolith depicting the POW-MIA symbol of comrades-in-arms surrounded by a semi-circle of […]
Posted inLocal & State, News
Sanford police call off search for missing family, say they’re safe
Jill Sidebotham, Nicholas Hansen and their 2-year-old daughter, Lydia Hansen, were reported missing by family in early July.
Posted inLocal & State, News, Uncategorized
DNA specialists work to identify Victorian-era girl’s remains in Sanford
The nonprofit DNA Doe Project is working with Sanford officials to identify the girl whose body was found in 2017 in an area where a cemetery was once located.
Posted inLocal & State, News
Long-simmering plans to revitalize downtown Sanford get $25 million boost
The York County city of more than 20,000 will use the money to improve infrastructure and beautify the area in hopes that the project will spur additional economic development and activity.
Posted inCops & Courts, Local & State, News
Old Orchard Beach man faces new child abuse charges
Joshua Ouellette, arrested on charges of abusing a Sanford child, is now accused of assaulting a 3-year old South Portland boy and his mother.