Category: Press Release

Wanted: Shipyard Workers Willing to Drive

From a press release Portsmouth Naval Shipyard workers could become paid drivers under a pilot program aimed at increasing convenience and reducing the number of cars commuting to the shipyard in Kittery. York County Community Action Corp. (YCCAC) is advertising for drivers and hopes to introduce expanded bus service by the end of the summer. The agency received two years of funding through Maine Department of Transportation's Workforce Transportation Program to try out a worker-driver service that has been introduced…

Sanford Springvale News Announces Board of Directors

Credit Dreamtime By Barbara Sutcliffe On April 10, the Sanford Springvale News Editorial Board held an organizational meeting for the purpose of electing officers and a Board of Directors. The organization wanted to institute a more formal procedure for the existing editorial board to discuss and implement policies related to the newspaper. The following were elected: Rev. Susan Murphy, President Carolyn Cadigan, Vice-President Michelle McCarthy, Secretary Barbara Sutcliffe, Treasurer Lisa Blanchette, Director Zendelle Bouchard, Director Gail Burnett, Director Lee Burnett,…

Red Cross Offers Free Smoke Alarm Installations

Photo: Mike Mozart via Creative Commons From a press release The American Red Cross Northern New England Region is offering free smoke alarm installations for residents of Sanford and Waterboro during a Sound the Alarm home fire safety event on Saturday, April 27, 2024. Home fires claim seven lives every day in the United States, but having working smoke alarms can cut the risk of death by half. Here in Maine, the Red Cross responds to more than 250 home…