Council Compromises on Flavored Tobacco Resolution

 Eighth grader Kyla Robinson (on Zoom) addresses the City Council.  Photo: WSSR-TV By Zendelle Bouchard  At the City Council’s regular meeting on Feb. 20, 2024, members of the Council debated a proposed resolution regarding flavored tobacco products, ultimately reaching a compromise that satisfied most Councilors.   To start the discussion, Deputy Mayor Maura Herlihy read the full text of the proposed resolution, which outlined the dangers of nicotine to adolescents, before getting to the controversial section, which stated that the City Council…
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How Many Hospitals Did Sanford Have? 

Goodall Hospital and Nurses’ Home in 1938   Photo: Goodall Hospital Decennial Report, 1928-1938   By Lawrence Furbish, Sanford-Springvale Historical Society   Starting in January 1913, the Sanford Board of Trade established the Sanford Hospital Association to build a town hospital. Money was raised, but not enough to fund construction. In 1914, soon after completion of the construction of Springvale National Bank (now an ice cream shop at the corner of Main and Oak streets), Dr. Byron B. Moulton opened a private hospital…
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Sno-Goers Installing Gates to Curb ATV Damage

ATVs have caused damage to the snowmobile trail around the Airport.   Photos: Jim Roux  By Zendelle Bouchard  To protect it from damage caused by ATV use, the Southern Maine Sno-Goers Snowmobile Club will be installing gates at four locations on the trail adjacent to the Sanford Seacoast Regional Airport. The trail skirts the fence that surrounds the solar panels on the south side of the Airport.  In response to a letter she received from Jim Roux of the Sno-Goers, Airport Manager…
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Land Bank Supports Code Changes

By Barbara Crider  At their regular meeting on Feb. 14, 2024, members of the Sanford Land Bank Commission supported code changes that would make it easier for the city to address the problem of dangerous and abandoned buildings, whether they’re vacant or not.  The Commission – comprised of three City Councilors and four other residents of Sanford – heard from Director of Community Development Ian Houseal about several proposed amendments to the city code. The most significant proposed change is…
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City Council Meeting Summary

The Anderson Learning Center was once part of the Nasson College Campus.  Photo: Google  By Zendelle Bouchard  The Sanford City Council met Feb. 20, 2024. Councilor Nate Hitchcock was absent with notice; all other members were present.  The minutes of the Feb. 6 regular meeting and executive session were approved.  Mayor’s Report  Mayor Becky Brink thanked Deputy Mayor Maura Herlihy for covering for her while she was away. She also praised the city’s department heads for keeping their budgets as…
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