Community Calendar: February 20-26, 2023
Monday, February 20 Presidents Day, all City offices, both libraries, and the Sanford Food Pantry will be closed. Schools will...
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News Notes: February 12, 2023
Congratulations to the 7th grade boys of Sanford Spartans Youth Basketball (pictured above with coaches Keith Lolley and Keith Gendron)...
Narcan, Substance Use Disorder and Stigma Training
Join the Sanford Police Department and their Sweetser OPTIONS clinician, Lacey Bailey, for a presentation on the Maine OPTIONS program...
Narcan, Substance Use Disorder and Stigma Training
Join the Sanford Police Department and their Sweetser OPTIONS clinician, Lacey Bailey, for a presentation on the Maine OPTIONS program...
Narcan, Substance Use Disorder and Stigma Training
Join the Sanford Police Department and their Sweetser OPTIONS clinician, Lacey Bailey, for a presentation on the Maine OPTIONS program...
Public Safety Subcommittee Notes January 2023
The City Council’s Public Safety Subcommittee met January 10, 2023. The members of the Subcommittee are Councilor Ayn Hanselmann (chair),...
News Notes: October 13, 2022
New Hope Alliance this week announced they will be opening an 11-bed men's recovery house in Sanford (pictured above). They...
Clinical Social Worker Joins the Mental Health Unit
The Sanford Police Department recently welcomed a new member to its Mental Health Unit, which primarily works to help homeless...
Subcommittee Meeting Notes: September 13, 2022
Three of the City Council's subcommittees met Tuesday, September 13, 2022. This is a brief summary of items discussed at...
Public Safety Subcommittee 8/9 Meeting Notes
The City Council's Public Safety Subcommittee met Tuesday, August 9. Mayor Anne-Marie Mastraccio sat in as Chair for Councilor Ayn...
Sanford PD uses Grants to Shift its Focus to Community Policing
In Three Years, Sanford Police Department’s Mental Health Unit Has Received $330,000 From Outside Sources Press Release On July 1,...
Public Safety Subcommittee Notes
The City Council’s Public Safety Subcommittee met Tuesday, May 10, 2022. The following items were discussed by Subcommittee members Councilors...
News Notes: January 9, 2022
The St. Thomas Knights of Columbus Council #13861 are first out of the gate with a donation to Waban's 2022...
Update on Police Department Activities
On December 14, 2021, members of the City Council’s Public Safety Subcommittee got a report from Police Chief Craig Andersen...
Police Department Update
Members of the Sanford Police Department met with the City Council's Public Safety Subcommittee on September 14 to give an...
SPD’s New Mental Health Unit Already Making an Impact
The Sanford Police Department’s new Mental Health Unit is being developed to respond to people in crisis situations. The Unit...
Officer Eric Small Commended
Sanford’s Community Outreach Officer Eric Small received a letter of commendation this week for his work with Sanford residents experiencing...
City Council 1/19 Meeting Summary
Mayor Anne-Marie Mastraccio announced that, instead of City Council members reciting the pledge of allegiance out of unison, effective immediately...