Mayor Seeks Return to Legislature

Anne-Marie Mastraccio will not seek a second term as Mayor of Sanford, instead opting to run on the Democratic ticket for the District 142 State Representative seat in the November 8 general election. District 142 covers a large part of the east side of Sanford, bordered by Railroad Ave. on the north and Route 4 on the south. She will face Republican Pamela Buck. All the state legislature districts were redrawn and renumbered this year. What is now District 142…
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Sanford Community Adult Education News

by Lisa Blanchette, SCAE Operations Manager SCAE Students are on the move and so are we! It is always exciting when we run into a former graduate or they stop by to tell us what they are up to. This past week we saw a student who is applying to college to become a teacher, recently a couple of grads popped in to let us know they are pursuing careers in the trades (plumbing and welding), and while out and…
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News Notes: July 28, 2022

York County Community Action Corp.'s Transportation program is pleased to announce that new bus stop signs are being installed along bus routes in and around Sanford. The Transportation program has been working with the City of Sanford on this project for several months. City personnel are installing the signs on city-owned property; YCCAC will partner with businesses at our other stops to have the signs put up by YCCAC Facility staff. The Sanford Police Association’s charity softball game against the…
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People Around Town: July 28, 2022

The Sanford High School Class of 1972 held its 50th reunion at McDougal Orchards on July 22, with more than fifty classmates in attendance. Sam Sevigny of 7E Properties is pictured below, hard at work in last week's heat, landscaping the newly expanded and improved grounds at the Sanford-Springvale Historical Museum. The Historical Society is grateful to 7E Properties for their hard work on this project. On Monday, July 25, Sanford Fire Department’s Engine 1 was dispatched to provide assistance…
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Dangerous Buildings Update: July 2022

In the past two years, the City Council has declared 13 properties in Sanford to be Dangerous Buildings under Maine state law. We reached out to Ian Houseal of the City’s Land Bank Commission for a brief update on each. 18 Winter St.: This duplex in the downtown has caused a lot of consternation for neighbors and the Sanford Police Department, as people were frequently breaking in and squatting in the property. After being declared dangerous, the City removed the…
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