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- Sanford Professional Firefighters benefit for Imelda Fund
SANFORD, Maine - The Sanford Professional Firefighters Local 1624 is currently conducting a fundraiser to raise money for the Imelda Fund.
- Council calls for no hike in Sanford's county taxes
Town Councilors want the York County Budget Committee to read their lips: No higher taxes.
- Fire crews still at scene of Springvale fire
SPRINGVALE : Fire crews remain at the scene of an four-family apartment building fire at 20 Mill St.
- Maine Towns Seek Federal Economic Stimulus $
Congressional hearings have yet to begin on the economic stimulus plan that's championed by President-elect Barack Obama.
- Maine posts new state laws
Beginning Thursday, adult adoptees who were born in Maine can obtain their original birth certificates, and Maine will join the majority of states that have made it a crime to engage in human trafficking.
- Year in Review: School consolidation law hits local districts
It was an active year for area school districts as they raced to comply with the state-mandated school consolidation law.
- Environmental Monitoring Solutions Help Businesses Cut Costs During a Recession
Ravica is offering environmental monitoring solutions including temperature and humidity sensors that can help businesses control their spending and cut costs to save money during the current recession.
- Renewing ideas - Sanford sees promise in 2009
SANFORD : Sanford Town Manager Mark Green one said his vision for the future of Sanford is seeing this former mill town return to the prosperity of its heyday, not by tearing down the skeletal structures that ...
- $675,000 flows into local riverfront project
For Sanford, Santa Claus came early this year - last Thursday, the state awarded the town $675,000 to go toward the project to revitalize one of the local mills and the area surrounding Number One Pond.
- 'Great Works' goes to head of the class
Sanford is a step closer to being the site of a first-of-its-kind career and technical education school in Maine.
- Wells police log
Saturday, Dec. 6 11:36 p.m. Jeffrey Aldrich, 42, of Wells, was arrested on Preble Street and charged with operating after suspension and violation of conditions of release.
- Mainers Shovel Out From Winter Storm
Mainers will be digging out all day from a winter storm that hit hardest at the southernmost sections of the state Friday night.
- YCCAC volunteer driver program receives award
Tammy Daney is one of the more than 100 drivers who serve the community through the YCCAC Volunteer Driver Program.
- Fire and ice: Storm keeps police, firefighters busy
Falling tree limbs, downed electrical wires, vehicle accidents, fires, and hundreds of people without heat and electricity - Sanford firefighters and police had a full plate last weekend.
- 'Twas a dark and stormy night that sent Sanford seeking warmth and shelter
SANFORD - George Watson snapped awake on Friday morning when he heard a loud clap as strong as a gunshot.
- No respite as wintry storms spread over nation
Freezing air blanketed much of the nation Tuesday, making roads hazardous in Texas and slowing recovery from ice storm blackouts in New England, in the second day of a bitter cold wave.
- Annual Go Red for Women luncheon
The American Heart Association's fourth annual Go Red For Women Luncheon took place last month at the Coastal House in Wells.
- Video-poker hearing in the cards for Tuesday
Residents will have an opportunity next week to voice their opinions on an ordinance created to provide more local control over the operation of electronic video machines in area clubs.
- Ruling Announced In Fork Lift Death Case
The Maine Supreme Court has ruled that an Ohio company had a duty to warn its customers about a defect in the forklift it manufactured.
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City DescriptionSanford is a town in York County, Maine, United States. The population was 20,806 in the 2000 census, the highest of the York County towns, and the 8th largest in the state. Situated on the Mousam River, Sanford includes the village of Springvale. The town features many lakes in wooded areas which attract campers.
Sanford is part of the Portland–South Portland–Biddeford, Maine Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Sanford is in the western portion of a tract of land purchased in 1661 from Abenaki Chief Fluellin by Major William Phillips, an owner of mills in Saco. First called Phillipstown, it was willed in 1696 by Mrs. Phillips to her former husband's son, Peleg Sanford. Settlement was delayed, however, during the French and Indian Wars. Incited by New France, Indian warriors from Norridgewock attacked English settlements, including nearby Wells in 1703. Then in 1724, Norridgewock was itself raided and destroyed by a Massachusetts militia. Subsequently, the region became less dangerous, and Sanford was settled in 1739. Incorporated a town in 1768, it was named after Peleg Sanford. Until 1794, Alfred was the town's North Parish.
The Mousam River provided water power for industry. In 1745, ... Read MoreCity Contained By:Timezones:- North American Eastern Time Zone
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