Category: Business Spotlight

Community’s on the Menu at Meeting Grounds

Carie McMahon, owner of Meeting Grounds Café in Springvale. Photo: Gail Burnett By Gail Burnett Meeting Grounds Café in Springvale and Starbucks in Sanford both opened last December, and both offer delicious espresso drinks and places to enjoy food and company. The comparison pretty much breaks down after that. While the Starbucks in the Center for Shopping is one of about 17,000 in the United States, Meeting Grounds is one of a kind. And while much of the business at…

New Lines to Offer Speedier Internet

Crews for Breezeline string cable in Springvale. Photo: Lee Burnett By Lee Burnett Breezeline has been stringing fiber optic cable throughout Sanford in recent weeks, giving the city’s 11,200 households another option for the fastest internet service available. Comcast deployed its Xfinity fiber optic network in 2023. Breezeline, of Quincy, MA, says the investment in fiber shows it’s serious about high levels of customer service. “These new fiber-to-the-home deployments are part of our commitment to the Maine communities we serve,”…

A Real Place to Call Home

Photo: Pixabay Press Release Housing, Stability, Support & Hope  The Sanford Housing Authority has been selected as one of five recipients in the first round of Maine’s Home for Good program, a groundbreaking state initiative to address chronic homelessness through permanent supportive housing. The proposed Sanford Site-Based Housing First project was chosen for its strong vision and commitment to providing stable, service-supported housing for individuals experiencing long-term homelessness. As a recipient of this competitive award, the Sanford Housing Authority will move forward in close…

There’s a New Discount Store in Town 

The new Ollie’s store is set to open May 1.  Photo: Lee Burnett  By Lee Burnett  The nation’s largest retailer of closeout merchandise is coming to town, adding to Sanford’s draw as a bargain hunter’s mecca.  Ollie’s of Harrisburg, PA, is hiring now and plans to open in the old Marshalls store at the Center for Shopping on May 1. It will be Ollie’s first store in Maine.  The company says its entrance into Maine is part of a national…

Funeral Home: Only the Name is Changing

The sign outside Carll-Heald & Black will soon reflect a name change for the longtime funeral home. Photo: Lee Burnett By Lee Burnett There’s a new name for Sanford-Springvale's only funeral home, reflecting an ownership change that happened five years ago. The change is not yet reflected in the sign in front of 580 Main St., although website visitors are rerouted to the Conroy-Tully Walker Funeral Homes of Portland and South Portland. The new name of the business is Black-Heald…