Arrests & Summonses: November 14-20, 2021

On Sunday, November 14, Sanford Police officers responding to a disturbance on High St. took a 22-year-old Sanford resident into custody on charges of domestic violence assault and criminal trespass. A 43-year-old Sanford resident was arrested that night for aggravated assault and violating condition of release, after a call to Riverside Ave. Among the other calls that day were drug incidents on Main St., High St. and Dale St. Monday, November 15, a motor vehicle stop at Pioneer Ave. and…

Obituary: Rose E. Coutu

Rose Elizabeth Mahoney Coutu, 91, a resident of Seal Rock in Saco and a former resident of Sanford, died peacefully at Seal Rock on Saturday, November 20, 2021. Rose was born May 29, 1930 and was the youngest daughter of John and Lillian Wright Mahoney.  She attended Sanford schools and went on to obtain a certificate as a certified nurse aid. Rose’s long and varied job history included working as a waitress at Valley’s Steakhouse in Kittery, as a retail…

Work to Improve Goodall Brook Nears Completion

Press Release Work on the second phase of an EPA/DEP 319 water quality improvement grant to improve the conditions found in Goodall Brook running through Sanford is nearing completion. Over the summer, several key tasks have been completed including re-directing the brook’s flow back to its original stream-bed through Soldiers and Sailors Park, and introducing woody tree root structures farther downstream above Berwick Street to create flow diversity where channelization of the stream and sedimentation build-up over time has caused…

News Notes: November 21, 2021

Last week, the Goodall Library hosted the Golden Love Therapy Dog Team for a successful Kids Read to Dogs event! Duncan-Marshmellow and his new friend Rocco visited for a Pre-K Story Time this morning, where they all enjoyed “Madeline Finn and the The Therapy Dog” by Lisa Papp together. Then, both dogs and their handlers, Nancy and Vince, met with families one on one for individual reading appointments. Everyone did a great job reading! Stay tuned for another visit from…

School Announcement on Winter Weather

by Matt Nelson, Superintendent of Schools With winter rapidly approaching, it is time to remind everyone of our protocols to keep students and staff safe when inclement weather occurs.  We have five storm days that have been built into our calendar.  Our last day of school is scheduled for Tuesday, June 7th if we use no snow days; for every day that school is cancelled due to weather, we will add a make-up day starting with June 8th.  If we have…

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