Read Dogs Help Kids at Willard School

The Read Dog program at Willard School began in January 2021 with six participants.  It now has nine students throughout the day, and all participants have shown an increase in their fluency and accuracy.  One student started in January at a reading level C and, by March, was performing with 98% accuracy at level E. The read dogs are Dodger, Ory and Willow. Read Dog students have increased their ability to read aloud and have become more confident in their…
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City Council 4/6/2021 Meeting Summary

The meeting was called to order half an hour late because the Council was in executive session. Councilor Lucas Lanigan led the Pledge of Allegiance and asked for a moment of silence. Mayor Anne-Marie Mastraccio gave a brief update on her work with the Mayors Coalition. She has testified twice in the legislature about municipal revenue sharing. Other areas the Coalition focuses on include homelessness, housing and broadband expansion. In Subcommittee reports, Mayor Mastraccio said the Land Bank Authority has…
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YCCAC: A Powerhouse of Help

At the City Council meeting on April 6, Barbara Crider, Executive Director of York County Community Action Corp., gave a presentation on the agency’s pandemic operations and Sanford-specific resources. The agency has an annual payroll of $10 million and pays approximately $72,000 in property taxes to the City. 160 of the agency’s 220 full-time employees are based in Sanford. Ms. Crider talked about YCCAC’s mission to alleviate the effects of poverty, attack its underlying causes, and promote the dignity and…
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News Notes

The Sanford Fire Department would like to remind residents that a new burn permit is needed each day you have a fire, even in a covered or enclosed fire pit. Permits are quick and easy to obtain by going to wardensreport.com and filling out a short form. Mainefireweather.org will tell you at a glance what the fire danger is each day (updated daily at 9:00 a.m.). As stores transition back to reusable bags, don’t be caught without one! You can…
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Property Tax Exemption & Current Use Deadlines Extended

At the City Council’s meeting on April 6, City Manager Steven Buck announced that, due to the Governor’s state of emergency declaration, the extended due dates for current use applications and exemption applications that originally applied to 2020, also apply to the 2021 applications. If you are eligible for any of the following programs, the filing due date, which was originally April 1, is now extended until June. Property tax exemptions: Property of Institutions and OrganizationsEstates of VeteransSolar and Wind…
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