Tuttle, Hymanson, Harrington & Woodsome Headed Back to Augusta

In a near-record turnout on Tuesday, Sanford and Springvale voters reelected Patricia Hymanson and Matthew Harrington as State Representatives in Districts 4 and 19 respectively. John Tuttle was elected to once again fill the District 18 seat he has held twice before. See the vote totals below. David Woodsome cruised to a fourth term over challenger Michael McKinney in the State Senate District 33 race. In the contest for York County Commissioner, Donna Ring of Sanford prevailed over Michael Cote…

Participants Sought For Citizen-Police Council on Bias

By Thomas P. Connolly Jr., Chief of Police As I stated last summer, I am starting a Citizen-Police Council which will meet to discuss issues of implicit bias and its associated systemic bias against people of color, members of the LBGTQ community, and other disadvantaged groups. It is my hope that: Council members will listen to each other and look inward, and eventually see that all of us have implicit biases, and that those biases cause us to make choices…

Mastraccio Elected Mayor; New Faces on City Council & School Committee

Voters in Sanford and Springvale chose Anne-Marie Mastraccio to be their next Mayor on Tuesday, in a narrow victory over Lucas Lanigan. Victor DiGregorio finished in third place. See the full numbers below. Maura Herlihy will return for another term on the City Council. Jonathan Martell edged out Nicholas Taylor and incumbent Councilor Joseph Hanslip to win the second seat. The School Committee will have two new members, with Amy Sevigny and Paula Cote defeating incumbent Emily Sheffield. Roland Cote…

Good Crowd as Polls Open

The lines were long at Sanford and Springvale polling locations before doors opened at 7:00 a.m. City Clerk Sue Cote opened the polls an hour earlier than usual, due to the expected heavy turnout. Several voters waited in the vestibule at St. Ignatius Hall in Ward 2, as outside, the line stretched down the hill toward Gateway Park. Harriett Cognato was first in line to cast her ballot there, arriving at 5:30 a.m. She made the choice to vote on…

YCSP Food Pantry Anticipating High Demand for Thanksgiving Meals

by Nancy McCallum As Thanksgiving approaches, York County Shelter Programs’ Food Pantry faces a daunting task. Last year the pantry gave out 920 boxes of food to individuals and families through its Thanksgiving Basket Program. Since March, the YCSP Food Pantry has seen an increase of 40% in the number of patrons coming to the twice-weekly food distribution, said YCSP Executive Director Megan Gean-Gendron, who believes believes the pantry may have requests for upwards of 1400 Thanksgiving food baskets this…

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