Collaboration the Key to Finding Housing for Sanford’s Homeless

Participants in the City Council’s Housing Workshop on September 28, 2022, stressed that the collaboration between their agencies, and between the agencies, the City and the School Department, is the main reason why Sanford has been able to successfully find housing for many vulnerable people in our community, and help others to stay in their homes. The goal of this workshop was to offer the Council, the City Manager and the public a high-end view of the collaborations between participating…

Kids Can Grow! 2022 Wraps Up with Graduation

by Kevin McKeon The University of Maine Cooperative Extension’s York County Kids Can Grow! 4-H program for 2022 held its final class Saturday, September 24, 2022, at their classroom and learning center at the David & Linda Pence Ecology Center, part of Mousam Way Land Trust’s McKeon Reserve in Springvale. This learning program, in its 23rd year, provides children with a positive first experience with gardening and growing their own food. Frank Wertheim, now retired from his position as UMaine Extension Professor after over…

This Week’s Public & Legal Notices: September 25, 2022

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Notice is hereby given that the Councilors of the City of Sanford will hold a public hearing at 6:00 PM on Tuesday, October 4, 2022 in person at City Hall Council Chambers, 919 Main Street, Third Floor, Sanford, Maine and via remote video and teleconference pursuant to 1 MRSA §403-B (2) (D) and section 6 of the Sanford City Council Rules of Procedure. The purpose of this public hearing is to disseminate information on a bond…

Spartans Home Games Schedule: September 26- October 2, 2022

Monday, September 26 3:30pm: Soccer: Boys 7th Grade vs. Wells at Cobb Stadium4:30pm: Soccer: Boys 8th Grade vs. Wells at Cobb Stadium6:00pm: Soccer: Boys Varsity vs. Biddeford at Sanford High School Alumni Stadium (note time change) Tuesday, September 27 4:30pm: Soccer: Girls JV vs. Windham at Alumni Stadium6:30pm: Soccer: Girls Varsity vs. Windham at Alumni Stadium Wednesday, September 28 3:30pm: Soccer: Girls 7th Grade vs. Massabesic at Cobb Stadium4:30pm: Soccer: Girls 8th Grade vs. Massabesic at Cobb Stadium4:30pm: Volleyball: Girls JV vs. Cheverus at Sanford…

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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