Sanford Police are asking for the public’s help in their investigation of the death last Friday of a man struck by a car driven onto a ball field in the middle of youth baseball game. The department released a series of images, apparently from photos or videos taken by spectators, that show individuals who were […]
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Witnesses reflect on Sanford tragedy, await welcoming event at ball park Friday
SANFORD — Shawn Young, his wife and their 5-year-old son were standing in a spot tucked away near the third base bullpen Friday night when a sedan came roaring around the alleyway — a walking path really, said Young — at Goodall Park. The maroon Honda had volleyed through the main gate and was on its […]
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Bail set at $500,000 for woman accused of driving onto Sanford ball field and killing spectator
ALFRED — A woman accused of driving onto a youth baseball field in Sanford on Friday night and killing a man who was attending the game was ordered held on $500,000 cash bail by a judge in York County Superior Court on Monday. Superior Court Justice Wayne Douglas also ordered a mental health evaluation for […]
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Man dies in Sanford house fire
SANFORD — A 53-year-old Sanford man died Sunday morning in a fire that destroyed his home, an attached garage, and two sheds, a spokesman for the State Fire Marshal’s Office said. Maine Public Safety spokesman Steve McCausland said Sunday evening that investigators are confident that Charles Kerrigan died in the fire at 234 Deering Neighborhood […]
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Eyewitness recalls shock of seeing car barreling through gate at ballpark
SANFORD — As Carol Sharrow barreled her maroon Honda sedan back through the gate at Goodall Park, Tim Curley jumped behind a concrete barrier to avoid getting hit. But he was close enough to the car that he recognized Sharrow, who had been a caregiver for his grandmother about 12 years ago. “I was shocked,” […]
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Woman accused of killing man at Sanford ballfield has 2 OUI convictions
SANFORD — The woman accused of killing a West Newfield man with her car after driving onto the field during a Babe Ruth baseball game at Goodall Park Friday night has two convictions for drunken driving, according to police. Carol Sharrow, 51, of Sanford was charged with manslaughter in the death of Douglas Parkhurst, 68, […]
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Investigation continues into man killed after being struck by car on Sanford baseball diamond
SANFORD — A strange scene emerged Saturday morning as police continue to investigate a killing after a 51-year-old woman allegedly drove her car onto a baseball diamond at Goodall Park, striking and killing a 68-year-old man. Maine State police were flying a drone over the area while on the field, children played their scheduled 9 […]
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Man killed by speeding car that woman drove onto Sanford baseball field
? A West Newfield man died Friday night after being hit by a car that a woman drove onto a Sanford baseball field before speeding through a gate the man was trying to close, police told News Center Maine. The station said the driver of the car, 51-year-old Carol Sharrow of Sanford, was arrested Friday […]
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Firefighters continue to battle wildfire on Kennebunk-Sanford border
The Maine Forest Service and local firefighters are still working to contain a wildfire that spread overnight to 75 acres near the Kennebunk-Sanford town line. The fire, which started Wednesday afternoon, is about 50 percent contained, according to the forest service. Fire crews from more than a dozen communities responded to fight the blaze. George Harris, […]
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Sanford schools report outbreak of whooping cough
Sanford schools are reporting a pertussis outbreak, with four confirmed cases at Margaret Chase Smith primary school and two cases at Sanford Junior High School. Pertussis, also known as whooping cough, remains a significant and persistent public health threat in Maine, especially for infants too young to be immunized or for children who can’t get […]