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Sunset Tower and East Side Acres to Change to Voucher Program 

Part of the Eastside Acres complex on Emery Street Photo: Google By Zendelle Bouchard  At the City Council meeting on September 5, 2023, Plummer Potter, Project Director for the Sanford Housing Authority, made a presentation on the SHA’s proposal to convert its low-income public housing units at Sunset Tower and East Side Acres to a Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) subsidy program, also known as Section 8. SHA already administers 593 vouchers in Sanford and surrounding communities.  Plummer said the biggest…
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Sanford Art Walk is a Masterpiece

Artists setting up Photo Credit: Michelle McCarthy By Michelle McCarthy The Sanford Arts Commission created a fun new event for the Sanford Springvale community and the downtown was filled with curious people wanting to know what it was all about. On Friday evening, the Arts Advisory Commission to the City of Sanford hosted its first Art Walk. 35 artists set up tables along Main Street to display and sell their work along with Addy’s Food Truck and a Celtic Trio…
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Friends of Oakdale Cemetery Begin Restoration Work 

Joe Doiron installing a new cross on the grave of Marguerite Russell. Story and photos by Zendelle Bouchard On Wednesday, August 9, 2023, a group of cemetery enthusiasts began work to restore gravestones and markers at Oakdale Cemetery. Sanford residents Joe and Debbie Doiron were joined by Parks Director Brian Desrochers, Ken Allan of Acton and Nadine Gookin of North Berwick.  The group installed a new cross to replace one that had deteriorated and cleaned several stones in the southern…
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Task Force Gearing Up to Help Resident Homeless

By Zendelle Bouchard                                The City’s Homelessness Task Force has been activated to find solutions for Sanford’s growing resident unhoused population. City Manager Steve Buck told the City Council this week that the Task Force had a productive meeting July 31, 2023, and will meet biweekly going forward. Resident homeless people are defined as those Sanford residents who have recently become unhoused, or who have been unhoused for an extended period of time. The Sanford Police Department’s Mental Health Unit (MHU)…
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Sanford Schools Legacy Foundation Dedications and Sponsorship

John Cochin with his grandchildren by Sam Bonsey John Cochin Honored with Baseball Field and Chemistry Lab Dedication The Sanford Schools Legacy Foundation recently held a dedication ceremony to honor John Cochin, a beloved former Sanford High School baseball coach and teacher. The event, which took place at the baseball field at Sanford High School on Friday, July 14th, brought together Cochin's family, friends, fans, former players, and students to celebrate his legacy. The crowd at the ceremony was a testament…
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