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Council Tables Polling Place Consolidation

By Zendelle Bouchard At the November 8, 2023 City Council meeting, a public hearing was held on City Clerk Sue Cote’s proposal to consolidate Sanford and Springvale’s three wards in to one, and the three polling locations to one. The proposed new single polling place would be at Veterans Memorial Gym, 678 Main St. The deadline for making these changes before the next election is December 6, 2023. Cote said when she started in the Clerk’s office there were seven…
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2023 Election Results: Incumbents Keep City Council Seats

By Zendelle Bouchard All three incumbent Sanford City Councilors retained their seats in Tuesday’s election. Turnout was good for a year with no presidential or gubernatorial contest, with 27% of Sanford/Springvale’s 15,704 registered voters casting a ballot. In a tight race for two 3-year Council seats, Deputy Mayor Maura Herlihy received 2,215 votes and Councilor Jonathan Martell received 2,190. Challenger Oliver Jones III received 1,877. For the single 1-year seat, which finishes out the term that Becky Brink held before…
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City Council Candidates Q&A 

On Tuesday, November 7, 2023, Sanford and Springvale voters will go to the polls to cast ballots for City Council, School Committee, Water District Trustee and Sewerage District Trustee. The City Council races are the only ones contested; candidates in the other three races are incumbents running unopposed.  There are three seats up for grabs on the City Council. Incumbents Maura Herlihy and Jonathan Martell, and challenger Oliver Jones III are vying for two three-year terms. Incumbent Nathan Hitchcock is…
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Candidates Night Set for October 12

By Zendelle Bouchard Sanford’s annual Candidates Night will take place October 12, 2023, live at City Hall. The public is welcome to attend. The event will be broadcast on local cable channels and live streamed by WSSR-TV on YouTube. It will also be recorded for later viewing. Six candidates are vying for three seats on the City Council. Maura Herlihy, Oliver Jones III and Jonathan Martell are running for two 3-year seats; Victor DiGregorio, David Gomes and Nathanial Hitchcock are…
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City Council Incumbents To Face Challengers in November

By Zendelle Bouchard Sanford and Springvale voters will head to the polls in November to elect members of the City Council and School Committee, as well as Trustees of the Water and Sewerage Districts. The filing period for candidates closed Thursday, September 7. In the race for City Council, there are two three-year seats up for election. Incumbents Maura Herlihy and Jonathan Martell will be joined on the ballot by Planning Board member Oliver Jones III. The City Council also…
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