Category: Public Safety

Smart Streetlights Getting Smarter

Photo: Clancy Law Group By Lee Burnett Wait times at traffic lights on Main Street should get shorter next year with the installation of new technology aimed at adjusting traffic throughout the corridor, according to City Manager Steve Buck. A federal Safe Routes for All grant is funding the acquisition of long-range cameras, mid-block sensors and software at 13 stoplights, Buck told city councilors Tuesday evening. The equipment would monitor not just the volume of traffic at stoplights, but traffic…

Fire Department Receives Escape System Bailout Kits

Sanford Fire Department staff training with CMC staff to use the bailout system at the former Notre Dame site. Photos: Jordan Wilson By Jordan Wilson, Communications Coordinator, City of Sanford The Sanford Fire Department has been named a 2024 grant recipient by Firehouse Subs Public Safety Foundation®, receiving $28,952 to increase lifesaving capabilities in Sanford. The grant will be used to purchase 55 Escape System Bail-Out Kits for all department members and will ensure our firefighters can quickly escape extremely…

Fire station bond draws mixed reviews from modest-size crowd

Jennifer Davie speaks to the crowd at Sanford Performing Arts Center Photo: WSSR-TV By Lee Burnett Opinion was divided at a heavily advertised forum last week on a proposed $42.5 million bond issue to build two new fire stations. The Oct. 2 session lasted nearly three and a half hours and was punctuated by applause several times. Eight people spoke in favor of the project: Dave Ouellette, Gerry Gay, Steve Benotti, Bruce Gordon, Anne-Marie Mastraccio, Jonathan Mapes, John Garvin and…

Stabbing Incident at Family Dollar

Press Release On  Oct. 6 at  10:02 pm, the Sanford Police Department and Sanford Fire & EMS received a report of a stabbing that had just occurred at the  Family Dollar  store located in the Main Street Marketplace. The male victim, identified as Robert Wilson, 59 of Sanford, was found on his knees with bystanders actively controlling the bleeding.  Sanford Police Department detectives were notified at 10:17 pm and immediately began their investigation. The scene was documented, evidence collected, inquiries were made for potential…