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Hay Brook Bridge Ordered Closed

The City of Sanford was notified this week that if it does not take action to close Hay Brook Bridge, which carries Bernier/Stone Rd. over Hay Brook at the border with Alfred, by October 7, 2022, the Maine Department of Transportation will close it to all traffic, including pedestrians. A “Bridge Closed Ahead sign” will be placed at the nearest intersection on each end to allow overload vehicles to use an alternate route. MaineDOT is providing the signs and other materials related to…
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Firefighters Memorial Ceremony Set for October 16

The Sanford Springvale Call Firefighters will hold a memorial ceremony October 16, 2022 to remember fallen members from Sanford and other local Fire Departments. The public is cordially invited to attend. Departments will stage on Alumni Blvd. leading to Sanford High School at 12:30 p.m., and firefighters in uniform will proceed to the monument near the SRTC Fire Science wing at 12:45. The Chaplain of the Shapleigh Fire Department will lead a short service beginning at 1:00 p.m. There will…
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Clinical Social Worker Joins the Mental Health Unit

The Sanford Police Department recently welcomed a new member to its Mental Health Unit, which primarily works to help homeless people and those with substance abuse problems in our community. Shannon Bentley is a clinical social worker who will focus in particular on getting unhoused residents and those in crisis the services they need. She works alongside Officers Colleen Adams and Mike Gordon, and OPTIONS clinician Lacey Bailey, whose focus is on substance use issues. Ms. Bentley is a Maine…
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Arrests & Summonses: September 1-15, 2022

Thursday, September 1: A 50-year-old Springvale resident was summonsed for violation of a protection from harassment order, following a call to Myers Ln. A motor vehicle stop at High St. and Calvins Way resulted in an 39-year-old resident of Rochester, NH, being taken into custody as a fugitive from justice, with an additional charge of operating without a license. A 46-year-old Sanford resident was arrested after a motor vehicle stop at School and Lenox Sts., and charged with operating after…
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Arrests & Summonses: August 16-31, 2022

Tuesday, August 16: A 46-year-old Sanford resident was arrested following a motor vehicle complaint on Main St. The charges were operating under the influence, operating after habitual offender revocation and violating condition of release. Wednesday, August 17: A motor vehicle stop on Pleasant St. led to a 37-year-old Alfred resident being taken into custody on a warrant. A motor vehicle stop on Mount Hope Rd. resulted in a 33-year-old resident of Rochester, NH, being summonsed for operating with a suspended…
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