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Shaker Hill Bakery Opens for the Season

Shaker Hill Bakery & Catering, on the campus of York County Shelter Programs, is open for the season! The bakery will be open Thursday-Sunday each week, 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., through December. With such an excellent response from customers last year, YCSP decided to open the bakery doors a bit earlier this year, and with extended hours. They will be offering their usual varieties of breads, rolls, pies and pastries, all made on-site by volunteer staff, who are experienced…

Chamber Welcomes National Saving Fatherhood Foundation

The Sanford Springvale Chamber of Commerce recently welcomed the National Saving Fatherhood Foundation with a ribbon cutting at the Chamber office. Pictured from left to right: Sanford Police Chief Thomas Connolly; Sean Dumont of Edward Jones Investments; Caren Martineau of Batchelder Brothers Insurance; Alfred A. El-Amin, Founder & CEO of The National Saving Fatherhood Foundation; Stephanie Wilkins of Altrusa International; and Rick Stanley, Sanford Springvale Chamber President. The National Saving Fatherhood Foundation is a nonprofit company that helps families stay…

Chamber Welcomes Everything in Between LLC

The Chamber of Commerce recently welcomed Everything in Between, LLC, to Springvale with a ribbon cutting ceremony. Everything In Between provides occupational therapy services to people of all ages and abilities, through individualized, one on one treatment that targets the areas of need for the client to reach their optimal functioning. Owner and Occupational Therapist, Valerie Grondin, MS, OTR/L, saw the need for OT services in the Sanford/Springvale area and followed her dreams to open a private clinic.  After 12…

Virtual Job Fairs to Begin April 28

The Tenth Annual York County Job Fair will be run a little differently this year than it has been in the past. Due to the pandemic, the Job Fair will be held online via Zoom webinar and will actually be three separate events. The first Job Fair will be held Wednesday, April 28, from 9:00 to 11:30 a.m. It will focus on the Hospitality sector, and will feature employers from the hotel, restaurant and recreation industries. During the webinar, each…

Changes Coming to Downtown Restaurants

At the Design Review Committee meeting on April 14, three existing downtown restaurants, and one new one, presented plans for changes to the exterior of their properties. Welcome Home Diner Downtown Sanford will have a new restaurant soon, when Welcome Home Diner opens in the former Jerry’s Diner building, most recently home to the One Love Jamaican restaurant. The green and yellow exterior color scheme will be repainted garnet, to blend with the brick front, with blue trim. The lattice…

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