Sanford News

Eli Robert David Thibodeau, son of Justin Patrick Thibodeau and Rebekah Lynn Turner of York, was born at York Hospital.

A Sanford High School student is facing two drug charges after a fellow student noticed guns in a vehicle parked at the school, according to Sanford police.

Volunteers are needed to help veterans organizations place American flags at veterans' graves in the local cemeteries in time for Memorial Day.

Sanford Vineyard Church, located at 77 Emery Street, will offer a free clothing giveaway on Friday, May 17, from 1 to 6 p.m. and on Saturday, May 18, from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. The church needs help setting up for the event on May 13 and 14; please call 324-7776 if you're able to assist.

Bill Emhiser, the president and CEO of Maine Manufacturing, told the crowd that he picked Sanford to locate his company five years ago because he liked what he saw in the community.

Lawmakers have made progress on a measure to use revenue from the state's next wholesale liquor contract to pay off Maine's debt to its 39 hospitals, but Democratic leaders differ on whether the bill should be tied to an expansion of MaineCare .

Crossroads United Methodist Church will hold its annual Memorial Day yard sale, rain or shine, on Saturday, May 25, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. The church is located at the corner of Route 202 and Grammar Road.

Consensus is emerging around two key elements of Gov. Paul LePage's plan to repay Maine's $484 million debt to its hospitals: the structure of the wholesale liquor contract LePage hopes will fund the debt paydown and the use of a revenue bond to pay back Maine's 39 hospitals by the fall.

SIS Bank is pleased to announce that Robert Dubois was recently elected chairman of its board of directors and David Nickerson was elected vice chairman.

SANFORD/WELLS - The Sanford and Wells police departments have released the following information about recent arrests, summonses and other incidents.FRIDAY, APRIL 26 Carl Anderson, 39, of 46 Grammar Street, was arrested for theft by unauthorized taking or transfer following a report of shoplifting at a business on Main Street at 9:06 a.m. Police ... (more)

Sanford High School teacher Joyce Southard is the Maine Family and Consumer Science Teacher of the Year for 2013.

Among them were Amber Libby, left, Jocelyn Acheson, Abbygale Martinen, Abby Beauchesne, and Charlotte Pierce.

Mama Mia's Pasta & Pizza Dinners will start up again at York County Shelter Programs' Dining Commons on Shaker Hill Road on Friday, May 24, from 5 to 7 p.m. The dinner will continue every Friday night at that time through Aug.

This quilt was made by the Rochester Area Senior Citizens and will be raffled off at their annual penny sale June 8th at the Rochester Community Center.

Governor Paul LePage, second from right, joins the ribbon-cutting ceremony for Sweetser's latest Clubhouse, which is located on Main Street in Sanford.

Mary Saltmarsh, a member of the Southern Maine Garden Club, models a dress during the Trafton Center's annual fashion show earlier this month.

North Parish Congregational Church, at 895 Main St., will hold a big indoor yard sale in its vestry on Saturday, April 27, from 8 a.m. to noon.

4-12-13 at 5:00 p.m. Louis PELLEGRINO, age 46 of Rollinsford, NH was arrested in the Portsmouth Liquor Store Parking lot and charged with Driving While Under the Influence of Alcohol.