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Kitty Cat Kidnapping!

Or, How to avoid being adopted by a neighborhood cat! by Lauren Masellas, Sanford Animal Control Officer One day, you are enjoying coffee on the deck, the next you are fending off the advances of a neighborhood cat! Is this cat lost? Has that irresistible face been abandoned?! Or is he just a wise guy who is playing you for a free meal? Well, let’s take an emotional step back at look a little closer. The cat is friendly. The…
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Do We Really Need New Fire Stations? Frequently Asked Questions

From the City of Sanford website In 2021, the Fire Station Feasibility Working Group was created to analyze the necessity of new fire stations and to identify the optimal locations. In preparation for a future referendum, the key findings are as follows: An independent professional analysis showed that moving to a 2 station model will lower long-term costs to taxpayers and increase responsiveness.Our current stations are not in the optimal locations- Our present-day locations could increase our ISO ratings, increasing…
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Safer, Stronger Sanford: High St. Neighbors Looking Out for Each Other

If you’ve driven down High St. in the past few weeks, you may have noticed the new Neighborhood Crime Watch signs. Residents in the area, concerned about drug use and other crime happening around them, have banded together to form an informal group to help each other keep an eye on things. The group was started by Kristen Deforge, a former Vermont resident who moved to Sanford seven years ago, and bought her home on High St. in 2019. As…
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Arrests & Summonses August 1-15, 2022

Monday, August 1: Old Orchard Beach police arrested OOB resident Joshua J. Ouellette on a warrant issued by the Sanford Police Department. He is charged with two counts of aggravated assault and two counts of assaulting a child who is less than six years old, stemming from incidents that were caught on security video by Caring Unlimited. He was reportedly spending time with the child’s mother, and the alleged assaults were first brought to light on July 25 when the…
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Public Safety Subcommittee 8/9 Meeting Notes

The City Council's Public Safety Subcommittee met Tuesday, August 9. Mayor Anne-Marie Mastraccio sat in as Chair for Councilor Ayn Hanselmann, who was out of town. The other Subcommittee members are Councilor Jonathan Martell and Councilor Becky Brink. Railroad Ave. Sign Request: Public Works Director Matt Hill said he had a request to add deer crossing warning signs to Railroad Ave., but said that half mile stretch of road has four speed advisory signs already. “Additional signs are not going…
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