Category: Community

Schools Put New Mainers to Work

Kondi Nsimba, from the Democratic Republic of Congo, works as a custodian at Sanford High School. Photo: Jennifer Davie By Jennifer Davie A year and a half after arriving in Sanford, many immigrants are doing jobs that have been historically hard to fill, including custodial positions with the school system. Louisma Dosou of Haiti, Kondi Nsimba of the Democratic Republic of Congo, and Nzita Lubita of Angola are helping to keep three different city schools in good shape for students…

2024 Was a Leap Year for Us

Rolls of newsprint and the press at Maine Trust for Local News in South Portland Photo: Connie Garber By Connie Garber When 20 people came together in March 2023 to explore the possibility of reviving the recently folded Sanford Springvale News, we had no idea whether we would succeed. We knew we would need a committed group of volunteers and strong community support. Now, almost two years later, we’re happy to say we’ve found both. From the beginning, we became…

Local Christmas Church Services 

Compiled by Lisa Blanchette Mon. Dec. 23 Curtis Lake Church, 6 pm, 38 Westview Drive Tues. Dec. 24-Christmas Eve Calvary Baptist Church-Candlelight Service, 6 pm, 47 High St. Crossroads United Methodist Church-Candlelight Service, 5 pm, 15 Grammar Rd. Curtis Lake, 4 pm, 38 Westview Dr. North Parish Congregational Church- Candlelight Service, 7 pm, 895 Main St. Pleasant Street Free Baptist Church, 6 pm, 10 Pleasant St. Redeemer Lutheran Church, 6:30 pm, 410 Main St. Gorham St. George’s Episcopal Church, 6…

FDA Orders Cleanup at Tom’s of Maine

Tom’s of Maine plant on Community Drive in Sanford Industrial Estates Photo: Lee Burnett The Federal Drug Administration is threatening to withhold export certificates and take other punitive measures against Colgate-Palmolive if it fails to fix a raft of significant health violations at its Tom’s of Maine plant in south Sanford, according to the agency. The FDA issued a warning letter to the company Nov. 5 outlining dangerous bacterial contamination in water recovered at various stages of the manufacturing process.…

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…