Public Safety Subcommittee 6/14 Meeting Summary

The City Council’s Public Safety Subcommittee met with City staff June 14, 2022 via Zoom. Councilor Ayn Hanselmann sat in for Mayor Anne-Marie Mastraccio, joining Councilors Becky Brink and Jonathan Martell. Covid Update Community Development Director Ian Houseal presented an update on Covid-19 statistics for the state and county. The number of hospitalized patients in the state with Covid peaked in mid-January of this year, but another spike in April showed over 200 hospital patients testing positive at that time.…
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Sanford PD uses Grants to Shift its Focus to Community Policing

In Three Years, Sanford Police Department’s Mental Health Unit Has Received $330,000 From Outside Sources Press Release On July 1, 2022, the Sanford Police Department will receive a $125,000 COPS (Community Oriented Policing Services) grant. The grant will be used to put a second officer in the department’s Mental Health Unit (MHU). Sanford’s MHU provides aid and resources for those experiencing homelessness, substance use disorder (SUD), and mental health crises. The Unit currently consists of Community Outreach Officer Colleen Adams…
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Good News From Sanford Schools: June 15, 2022

Compiled from staff reports and Facebook posts Sanford High School During the Spring 2022 semester at SHS, students were enrolled in the first Waban/SHS Partnership These students completed a rigorous DSP and CPR/First Aid credential. A Direct Support Professional (DSP) is someone who works directly with people who have intellectual or developmental disabilities. They are also excited to share that this partnership will continue next year and we will offer 2 DSP classes at SHS. Sanford Regional Technical Center Seventeen…
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Library Corner: Goodall

By Goodall Library staff Latest News The library will be closed on Monday June 20th in honor of the Juneteenth holiday. You can pick up free Clynk bags here at the library as part of our fundraising campaign. Fill up your recycling like normal, bring it to your local Clynk station, and the library will receive the change. We now offer two birding backpacks you can check out with your library card, courtesy of the Audubon Society of York County. Each backpack comes with binoculars, trail maps, various bird watching…
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Business Notes: June 12, 2022

997 Main St., which was most recently home to medical offices, is being renovated to become the new headquarters of real estate company Pine Tree Properties, and its affiliates Crosby Construction and New England Dumpster Rentals. Co-owner Jake Crosby got the go-ahead from the Design Review Committee last month for the exterior work, which will include new siding, windows, lighting, signage and landscaping. The Old Timers Shop has new summer hours. They are open Monday from 11:00 to 5:00 and…
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