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Alliance Seeks Help, Hosts for Unhoused Youth

From left: Cecilia Siriani, Steve Bussiere, Cyndy Pattershall and Carrie Hathaway Photo: Barbara Crider By Barbara Crider A newly formed group of residents has started looking for ways to address a disturbing surge in the number of students in town who lack safe and stable housing. The Sanford Community Youth Alliance, an initiative of Strategies for a Stronger Sanford, is bringing together community leaders, educators and people who work in the area to recruit, vet and train host families. Those…

York County Has $2 Million in Damage from Spring Snowstorm

A limb is hung up on powerline three days after the storm. Photo: Tammy Wells By Tammy Wells, York County media specialist Gov. Janet Mills has asked President Joe Biden to issue a major disaster declaration to help York and Cumberland counties recover from the April 3-4 snow and windstorm that resulted in significant damage across southern Maine. In a May 2 letter to the president, Mills wrote that costs resulting from the two-day storm – including debris removal, damage to…

Housing First Project in Sanford Gets Boost from York County

Diane Small, Executive Director of Sanford Housing Authority Photo: Tammy Wells By Tammy Wells, York County media specialist A recent allocation by York County Commissioners of $440,000 in American Rescue Plan Act funds will help Sanford Housing Authority build 30 apartment units in Sanford with 24/7 supports, including case management and nearby recovery services. The project uses the Housing First model, which aims to reduce homelessness. The APRA award by York County Commissioners would be used for land acquisition. Low-income…

Some Find Housing After Warming Center Closure

The encampment on Heritage Crossing Photo: Lee Burnett By Lee Burnett, Submissions Editor The closing of the warming center at former Lafayette School on April 30, 2024, sent folks in four different directions, according to York County Shelter Programs. About half are getting beds indoors. Many people are going back to living in tents, such as at Heritage Crossing in the Mill Yard, according to YCSP's Executive Director Megan Gean Gendron. Others are choosing to move to the emergency shelter…

Water District Priming for Flush of Money

The Sanford Water District is exploring installation of an ion exchange water filtration technology, a more compact version of this treatment plant in Hudson Mass. Photo: Massachusetts Municipal Association Lee Burnett, Submissions Editor Sanford Water District had anticipated last week’s announcement of tougher federal drinking water standards and is already deeply involved in developing costly new filtration systems. “Ninety nine percent of it was expected. It wasn’t a surprise,” said Superintendent David Parent. The standards announced by the Environmental Protection…

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