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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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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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Red Cross Seeking Blood Donations at Four Sites

By: Lee Burnett The American Red Cross is seeking blood donations in four area communities during the next month to keep up with the constant need for blood. Blood is essential to help patients survive surgeries, cancer treatment, chronic illnesses, and traumatic injuries. But it depends on people being willing to make a donation. Only about 3 percent of age eligible people donate blood annually. There are two different types of donations, whole blood & power red. Whole blood is…
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Needle Exchange Program to Relocate

By Zendelle Bouchard The controversial needle exchange program run in Sanford by Maine Access Points (MAP), has been temporarily shut down pending relocation to a new site. The program was operating out of a mobile unit at the corner of Heritage Crossing and Weaver Drive. At the City Council meeting on July 18, 2023, owners and employees of Rand & Company at the Sanford Mill described in detail how their business has been adversely impacted by substance users and trash…
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YMCA offers specialized camps

Sanford Springvale YMCA is offering specialized camps for middle-school-age youth in art, the great outdoors and science-technology-engineering-math. The Focused Fun camps are designed for kids who want to spend a week digging deeper into their passions alongside like-minded peers. Camps offered include Alluring Art, Creative Minds, and the Great Outdoors, with two one-week sessions available; July 10-14th and July 17-21st. “We are always looking for ways to meet the demands of the communities we serve,” said Matt Ouellette, Youth and…
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