Lanigan to Fight Removal

City Councilor Lucas Lanigan told the York County Coast Star this week that he plans to challenge his removal by Mayor Anne-Marie Mastraccio from the Council’s advisory subcommittees on the grounds that it violates Sanford’s City Charter. At the City Council’s meeting on February 2, Councilor Lanigan was removed from his positions on the Solid Waste Subcommittee, the Fire Station Feasibility Committee and the Land Bank Authority, after complaints from residents about a post on his personal Facebook page. The…

Latest Covid Data: February 11

New cases of Covid-19 continue to decline in Sanford and Springvale. The latest weekly update, with data as of February 7, shows 43 new cases of the virus in Sanford and 8 in Springvale, for a total of 51 new cases in our community. This is down from the previous week’s total of 59 new cases. The cumulative total now stands at 952 in Sanford and 235 in Springvale, for a total of 1,187. There were 829 new cases in…

The Way I See It: Old Romance

by Sharon Bouchard Two penguins walk into a hotel…I know, that sounds like the start of a joke, but it’s not. There was a picture in the Boston Globe of two penguins walking into the Seaharbor Hotel. Their names are Penny and Pete and they were part of a marine life show that was taking place. The paper did not explain if Penny and Pete’s walking into the hotel was part of the show, which it didn’t appear to be. Maybe they…

School Committee Wants Kids Back in School

The five members of the Sanford School Committee have directed Superintendent of Schools Matt Nelson to figure out how to have students in schools more days per week. Except when a school or class goes to full remote learning because of an outbreak, most Sanford students are taught on a hybrid model, with two days a week of in-school instruction, and three days of remote learning at home. At their February 8 meeting, School Committee members heard comments from some…

Police Log Digest: January 29-February 4

DateTimeLocationCall ReasonAction1/299:57aWestview Dr.VandalismServices rendered1/2912:52pJagger Mill Rd.Larceny/Forgery/FraudServices rendered1/294:42pAdams St.Violation of protective orderInvestigated1/306:18aYvonne St.Terrorizing/ThreateningReport taken1/3010:24aMount Hope & Bauneg Beg Rds.M/V accident w/SFD, EMSSummoned North Berwick resident, age 22: Operating without a license1/301:50pMain St.Assist other agency - PoliceAssistance1/3112:35aButler St., SpringvaleAssault - pastArrested Springvale resident, age 39: Aggravated assault1/311:20pButler St., SpringvaleDomestic disturbanceArrested Springvale resident, age 24: Domestic violence assault, prior DV1/314:47pJune St.Assault - pastSummonsed Sanford resident, age 57: Assault2/18:06aLedgewood St.Serve warrantArrest(s) made, no details given2/16:09pWm. Oscar Emery Dr.M/V stopWarning issued2/18:11pWestview Dr.Domestic disturbanceInvestigated2/29:21aDeering Neighborhood Rd.,…

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