Passport to Your Heart

In celebration of Sanford becoming a Heart & Soul community, the Friends of Downtown is rolling out a fun activity for local businesses and community members! Passport to Your Heart recognizes that our small businesses are part of our community's heart and soul and that we need to support them for it to thrive! Visit a participating business, pick up a passport and ask to have it “stickered.” Visit more participating businesses and fill in the heart with stickers from…

Subcommittee Notes: February 2023

Four of the City Council’s Subcommittees met February 14, 2023. Municipal Operations and Property Mayor Becky Brink, Deputy Mayor Maura Herlihy and Councilor Ayn Hanselmann are the members of this Subcommittee Airport Land Lease: A proposal to temporarily lease a portion of the Sanford Seacoast Regional Airport to Northern Maine Community College was discussed. Airport Manager Allison Navia said the FAA allows temporary leases for parts of the property that has no immediate demand for aeronautical uses. The section in…

Injuries No Obstacle for Sanford’s Newest US Marine

On August 8, 2022, Gillian Savoie boarded a flight out of Portland to Parris Island, SC. Gillian, the daughter of Kevin and Cherade Savoie, had graduated from Sanford High School just a few months before. At that time, she didn’t know what a long journey lay ahead in her quest to become a US Marine. After just three weeks of basic training, Gillian sustained a pelvic stress fracture and was transferred to a recovery platoon. This type of injury is not…
SPAC ad

Obituary: Brenda A. Richard

Brenda A. Richard of Sanford died suddenly in her home on Thursday, January 12, 2023. Brenda was born to John and Barbara Jean Jellerson on February 17, 1955. She attended and graduated from Sanford High School. She married at age 17 to Raymond Richard and had four boys together. She was a lifelong stay-at-home Mom to her four boys and all of their friends. It's no secret that her favorite thing in life was her family, but beyond that she…

Passages: February 12, 2023

Tanya White, 49, of Sanford passed away February 1 as the result of a brief battle with cancer.Read her obituary here: https://blackfuneralhomes.com/obituaries/tanya-white. A celebration of life will be held on Sunday, March 5 from 1:00 P.M to 6:00 P.M at the VFW Function Hall at the corner of School St. and Hutchinson St. Sanford, ME. Arline "Linda" Lizotte, a 1967 Sanford High School graduate,  passed away February 5 at the age of 74 after a long battle with dementia. Read her obituary…

Featured Articles