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Food Drives in Full Swing

By Kristi King Several Sanford organizations are working to gather items for the Thanksgiving season. Partners Bank is collecting non-perishable items and cash donations for their food drive at their Springvale, Sanford and South Sanford locations through Nov. 25 to benefit the York County Shelter Programs Food Pantry. Sanford High School Peer Helper Thanksgiving Food Drive has collection boxes in the high school’s main lobby through Nov. 22 with the goal of 50 SHS families receiving a Thanksgiving basket. Ted’s…
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Community Gathers to Honor Veterans Photos: Lisa Blanchette By Lisa Blanchette Community members gathered at 11 am on Monday, Nov. 11 – the day designated as Armistice Day, by President Woodrow Wilson at the end of World War I – to pay tribute to those who have served our country. Participants in the Veterans Day ceremony at the Veterans Memorial Gym included Sanford High School history teacher Paul Auger; members of the Sanford High School Honors Wind Ensemble and their…
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Partners Bank Supporting Local Food Pantries

(left to right) Captain Jim Downs of Sanford Salvation Army and staff from the Springvale branch: Charlene Conant, Rose Erwin, Kaylee LeClair and Kayla Foster. (left to right) York County Shelter Programs Executive Director Megan Gean-Gendron and Food Pantry Coordinator Robert Boyd. Market Manager Stacie Parker of Partners Bank Sanford and South Sanford locations. Photos: Courtesy of Partners Bank This holiday season, Partners Bank is donating $30,000 to food pantries in Sanford and other communities in their service area. “We…
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Local Journalism: A Vital Job that Needs to be Done

By Renée Morin Dear Sanford Springvale News Readers, We are currently seeking volunteers to help us cover Sanford City Council meetings. I began covering council meetings during my senior year of high school, as part of a school project. When I graduated high school this June, I opted to stick with the paper. I’ve continued to cover the meetings for multiple reasons, including my amazing fellow volunteers and the valuable real world experience this opportunity has given me. The key…
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‘Angels’ on a Mission to Serve Street People

Roxanne Hatch, left, and Rebecca Harris, center, hand food items to Diana Bishop, who hadn’t eaten in two days. Photo: Lee Burnett By Lee Burnett Three times a week, Roxanne Hatch pulls a wagon through Sanford’s downtown, delivering bottles of cold water, homemade sandwiches and other nourishment to street people. It’s one of the few served meals available to unhoused residents. Hatch recently took some time off for surgery to repair a hernia, but she was back at it earlier…
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