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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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