News Notes & People Around Town: July 31, 2022

Kudos to the Friends of Downtown for a fantastic Cruising with Friends event on Friday night! A big crowd showed up to enjoy the best of downtown Sanford, with tasty food from Richie's Jerk and BBQ, Mee-D Thai, Frannie's Mini Donuts, Tropical Caribbean and Above & Beyond Catering, great music by Sanford Sound, and the COOLEST classic cars in southern Maine! Trafton Center members took a field trip to the seacoast on Wednesday, July 27, with lunch at Wells harbor…

Nomination Papers for Municipal Election Available 7/29

Want to help Sanford be an even better place to live? Get involved and run for Mayor, City Council, School Committee, Trustee to Sanford Water or Sewer District! Nomination Papers for municipal offices will be available in the City Clerk’s office beginning Friday, July 29, 2022. To qualify for municipal office, candidates must be registered voters with their principal place of residence in the City. They will need to obtain a minimum number of signatures of registered voters in Sanford/Springvale:…

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…

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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