A Bowl-A-Thon for Veterans will take place April 30, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Bowl-A-Rama on Main Street in Sanford. Rolling Thunder, Inc Maine Chapter 1, is looking for teams and sponsors. All proceeds will benefit local veterans and their families. Teams can bowl for one to six hours. There will be holding hourly door prize […]
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Obituary: Muriel Woodbury
YORK — Muriel Woodbury, 97, passed away peacefully on March 24, 2022. She was born in Biddeford, Maine, on July 21, 1924, to William and Melina (Perrault) Binette. The youngest of five children, she graduated Biddeford High School in 1942, and married David, her sweetheart and lifetime partner, in 1945 as soon as he returned from […]
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Longtime legislator John Tuttle Jr. of Sanford dies at 70
The Democrat served in the state Legislature for nearly 30 years and also served as a Sanford city councilor.
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K9 employed by York County could assist other police agencies
Chief Deputy Jeremy Forbes pointed out the county’s three largest cities – Biddeford, Saco and Sanford, don’t have police dogs.
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Teachers asking state lawmakers for climate education training
A bill to establish a $3 million training grant program drew praise from teachers and students, but a tepid response from the Maine Principals’ Association.
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Sanford Walmart closes briefly over reported COVID-19 concerns
Media outlets reported that the closure Tuesday and Wednesday would allow a vendor to sanitize the store. Walmart was set to reopen Thursday.
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Maine crime statistics fail to show extent of domestic violence
State Department of Public Safety figures suggest domestic violence assaults have dropped for the sixth year running, but many cases are never reported.
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York County vaccine clinic opens Sept. 7
York County Emergency Management Agency will reopen the COVID-19 vaccine clinic at the former Marshalls location at the Center for Shopping, 1364 Main St., in Sanford on Tuesday, Sept. 7. The clinic will operate Tuesdays and Thursdays from 1 to 7 p.m. and beginning on Sept. 18, the clinic will add hours on Saturdays from […]
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Driver, awakened from slumber, leads police on chase in Sanford
The York County Sheriff’s Department says a suspected drunken driver led police on a pursuit at speeds exceeding 100 mph.
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Olympics: Maine’s Rachel Schneider narrowly misses advancing to 5,000-meter final
The 30-year-old from Sanford, making her first appearance at the Olympics, finishes seventh in her semifinal and is edged out of the final by less than a second.