Return to School Plan Approved w/Masks Required

At its summer meeting on August 11, the Sanford School Committee voted 3-2 to approve the School Department’s Safe Return to School and Continuity of Instruction Plan. Superintendent of Schools Matt Nelson presented the Plan, which outlines the steps the Department is taking to bring all students back to school full time this fall, while maintaining safety precautions to keep Covid-19 transmission as low as possible. Those precautions include requiring all students to wear masks indoors and on buses, and…

Subcommittee Reports

Four of the City Council’s Subcommittees met via Zoom on Tuesday, August 8. Here is a summary of what was discussed at each meeting. Municipal Operations and Property Road paving: Public Works Director Matt Hill updated the Subcommittee on the Capital Improvements Plan. He said the additional roads that got paved this year, outside of the CIP, were able to be done because the Department had some leftover funds in the budget. He described some of the roads as “perennial…

SPD’s New Mental Health Unit Already Making an Impact

The Sanford Police Department’s new Mental Health Unit is being developed to respond to people in crisis situations. The Unit is comprised of Detective Colleen Adams, who is the Department’s new Community Outreach Coordinator, and York County’s OPTIONS  clinician Carly Flagg. (OPTIONS stands for Overdose Prevention Through Intensive Outreach Naloxone and Safety.) Although Ms. Flagg works throughout York County, she is based at the Sanford Police Department and is paid by Sweetser. She will work with the Unit to assist with…

Fire Department Log: July 25 – August 7

Fires On July 26, there was a fire, which was kept small and contained by the automatic sprinkler system, at a Main St. facility. The alarm system alerted 911 of a problem and the Department responded with multiple units.  There was water damage from the sprinklers, but the fire damage was kept to a minimum due to its limited growth and spread before firefighters arrived and extinguished it. On August 1, Engine 1 responded to a small fire in a shed…

Real Estate Transactions

Closing DateAddressDescriptionPrice7/2260 Railroad Ave., Springvale4 room Ranch, 2 bed/1 bath, many updates, vaulted ceiling, newly paved driveway$228,5007/2331 Redwood Ln.4 room Ranch, 2 bed/2 bath, built 2008, open concept, 1 acre, quiet neighborhood$280,0007/231057 Main St.2 Family, each 2 bed/1 bath, newer heating system, 2 car garage, nice yard$244,9007/275 May St.5 room Cape, 2 bed/1 bath, upstairs plumbed & wired, garage, walk out basement$252,9007/2723 Shawmut Ave.7 room Cape, 3 bed/1.5 bath, sunroom, 2 car garage, fully fenced yard w/firepit$315,0007/28Lot 6 Orioles WayTo…

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