Boxes of Joy for the Sanford Backpack Program

The Sanford Backpack Program has a new initiative for the upcoming holiday season, and they need your help. The goal is to put together 100 “Boxes of Joy” filled with holiday goodies to be delivered to the families participating in their weekly backpack program. Each box should contain all 30 items on the list below. You can put items in your box one day at a time, or do the whole month now. Sponsor a box as a family, as…

Biden, Collins win Sanford/Springvale vote

Sanford and Springvale voters chose Joseph Biden by a slim margin over Donald Trump in Tuesday's election. The ultimate winner of that race has not yet been determined. Susan Collins had a larger level of support over Sara Gideon, and Ms. Gideon has conceded in that race. Chellie Pingree retained her seat in the US House of Representatives, although the vote was much closer in Sanford than in District 1 as a whole. The official tally is detailed below. A…

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…

Featured Articles