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Warming Center Opens at Lafayette School 

York County Shelter Program staff, from left to right, Megan Gean-Gendron, Linda Pataki, Wes Phinney, Jason Tuttle and, in foreground, Jenna Kairoat the warming center at the former Lafayette School. The center will be staffed round the clock all winter.Photo: Lee Burnett  By Zendelle Bouchard The warming center at the former Lafayette School opened at noon on Friday, Dec. 1. The center, located at 69 Brook St., was originally scheduled to open in October, but delays with the lease and with…
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New Covid Relief Targets Small Businesses Previously Left Out

Press Release Small businesses that were left out of earlier Covid relief programs are urged to apply for a new round of funding specifically targeted to previously unhelped businesses. The program is offered through the Southern Maine Regional Planning Commission. Friends of Downtown is planning to hold an informational session about the program sometime during the week of November 13. The deadline for applying is December 7, 2023. There is a potential for future rounds of funding. Financial assistance grants…
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Community Paramedicine Program Will Help Seniors, Homebound & Unhoused

By Zendelle Bouchard At its meeting on October 3, 2023, the Sanford City Council voted to enter into a service contract with the Maine Department of Public Safety for the creation of a Community Paramedicine Program within the Sanford Fire Department. The City has received a $100,000 grant to begin funding the program, which will start with one full-time Community Paramedic providing mobile and in-home care through referrals from a physician. The goal of the program is to serve those…
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Water District Shuts Down Well Due to PFAS Contamination

Press Release The Sanford Water District has discontinued using one of its six active groundwater sources of supply after recent test samples exceeded the Maine drinking water limit for perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). “The excessive rain we’ve had over the summer appears to possibly have affected some of our groundwater, increasing the exposure level to these contaminants,” said David Parent, superintendent of the water district. PFAS comprises synthetic substances that many industries have manufactured and used since the 1940s.…
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Meals Program Rolls to New Kitchen

Great Bay volunteers deliver meals. Press Release The Meals on Wheels program recently moved to 27 Mayflower Dr. in Sanford and, as ever, is looking for volunteers to pack meals and deliver them. The Southern Maine Agency on Aging extends thanks to the Sanford Housing Authority for donating the use of their great kitchen, which provides good access to storage and freezer space, and also to Shains of Maine, which donated space for the past five years. Community partners such…
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