City Council Candidates: Joseph Hanslip

Joseph Hanslip has been a member of Sanford’s City Council since 2005, and has served as Chair and Vice Chair. He currently serves as Deputy Mayor. Prior to joining the Council, he was a County Commissioner for York County, and was on the Board of Trustees of the Maine Community College System. Mr. Hanslip was employed as a police officer before retiring early due to a permanent disability resulting from injuries received in the line of duty. He also worked…

City Council Candidates: Maura Herlihy

Maura Herlihy is a current member of Sanford’s City Council, serving her fifth term. She was Sanford’s first Mayor and has also served on the Budget Committee and the School Construction Committee. She was an active member of the Downtown Legacy group, helping bring the Summah Daze, Harvest Daze and Holly Daze celebrations to Sanford. Ms. Herlihy is a graduate of Sanford High School and Mount Holyoke College. She is the managing owner of Townhouse Properties. Her decision to run…

City Council Candidates: Nicholas J. Taylor

Nicholas Taylor has resided in Sanford for 16 years. After five years of service in the U.S. Navy, he continued to work for the government in civilian service and for ten years has held a managerial position with experience in leading teams. As an officer of the Sanford ATV Club for the past three years, he has had the opportunity to work with city officials. He feels that many community concerns are not being heard, and that more open-minded thinking…

News Notes: October 4

Bowl-a-Rama’s hours have changed. Check out the new hours here. Bowling on Friday, Saturday and Sunday is now by reservation only. Call 324-2401 to reserve your time for some candlepin fun! The Sanford Water District flushes its water mains twice a year to clear any build up of iron in the mains. The flushing is done between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 5:00 a.m. to minimize any inconvenience caused by off color water. The fall flushing begins tonight, and…

SHS/SRTC to Reopen October 13

On Friday afternoon, Sanford Superintendent of Schools Matt Nelson announced that school administrators met with officials from Maine CDC last week to evaluate the COVID-19 outbreak status at Sanford High School / Sanford Regional Technical Center. The schools have now finished the required 14 day quarantine period, and Maine CDC is comfortable with students returning to in-person learning. Because the upcoming schedule includes a teacher in-service day (Friday, October 9th) and holiday (Monday, October 12th) and due to the current…

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