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Sanford to dismantle encampment as homeless residents plead for solutions
SANFORD (WGME) - On any given night, 60 to 80 people sleep in tents, campers, and cars at an encampment just east of downtown Sanford. City leaders call it a health hazard and plan to dismantle the encampment on Monday. "There's a lot of people down here and not a...
Sanford receives $5.5 million in EPA grants to clean up former mill site
SANFORD (WGME) - Sanford is getting some significant help in cleaning up a contaminated former mill site. On Wednesday, the city learned it will be receiving $5.5 million dollars from two "Brownfield" grants from the EPA. Sanford started tearing down the former International Woolen Mill Boiler House or Wasco Mill...
York County Commissioners proclaim June as Pride Month
ALFRED, Maine — Through a proclamation, York County Commissioners have declared June as Pride Month throughout the county. “(We) encourage residents to reflect on the continuing struggle for equality by members of the LGBTQ+ community,” the proclamation states, in part. It was the second year York County Commissioners...
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