Council Addresses Campgrounds, Needle Exchange, More

Volunteer interpreters Dr. Brendan Spinelli and Dr. Joshua Pongan were recognized by the City Council as Extra Mile Day Heroes. Photo: WSSR-TV By Zendelle Bouchard After hearing from residents and campground owners unhappy with a proposed ordinance regulating new campgrounds in Sanford and Springvale, the City Council on Oct. 15 decided to seek a compromise measure that can be voted on next month. Councilors also responded to online discussion about the fire station project, advocated for a change in the…
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Halloween Trick or Treats in Sanford

Make mine medium rare! This High Street display is both funny and spooky. Photo by Zendelle Bouchard By Kristi King and Zendelle Bouchard Here’s where Halloween fun (with tasty candy!) can be found in Sanford: Trick or treat at participating downtown businesses on Halloween from 4 to 6 pm. Remember that the Friends of Downtown Selfies with Scarecrows is going on through the 31st. Take selfies with your favorite scarecrows all around town and post them on social media with the…
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A Lot of Digging Downtown

A worker hauls rebar for TPD Construction Co. housing on Main Street, and an excavator loads a dump truck at ReinCorp’s housing project on School Street. Photos: Lee Burnett Downtown Sanford is ringing with the sounds of heavy construction these days. ReinCorp recently broke ground on a 30-unit building at the corner of School and Bodwell streets, across from Central Park. Across the way, at a vacant lot between Sunset Towers and the former Verizon store, workers for TPD Construction…
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Fire Department Receives Escape System Bailout Kits

Sanford Fire Department staff training with CMC staff to use the bailout system at the former Notre Dame site. Photos: Jordan Wilson By Jordan Wilson, Communications Coordinator, City of Sanford The Sanford Fire Department has been named a 2024 grant recipient by Firehouse Subs Public Safety Foundation®, receiving $28,952 to increase lifesaving capabilities in Sanford. The grant will be used to purchase 55 Escape System Bail-Out Kits for all department members and will ensure our firefighters can quickly escape extremely…
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Out in the Woods

Photo: Patti Peterson via Creative Commons By Kevin McKeon, Maine Master Naturalist Few Critters as American as the Raccoon We might think of them mainly as invaders of our garbage cans or poor victims of speeding cars, but raccoons have a long history as symbols of our country and are remarkably clever creatures. In the early 1600s, when Capt. John Smith wrote “A Map of Virginia” to describe the region around Jamestown colony, he made note of animals known to…
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