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Stay in Shape this Fall with Sanford Recreation

Compiled by Zendelle Bouchard As the days get chillier and the sun goes down earlier, it’s easy to find excuses to become less active. Sanford Recreation has your back, with plenty of opportunities for adults to stay fit and have fun through the fall and winter. Indoor Activities Pickleball is the hottest game in Sanford. Play indoors at the Memorial Gym beginning Sept. 30. (Nasson Gym is also available, for players rated 3.5). There are different schedules for different levels…
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Council Grapples with Discarded Needles

By Zendelle Bouchard At its Sept. 17 meeting, the Sanford City Council began discussions on a possible solution to the problem of discarded syringes that litter some areas of the city. City Manager Steve Buck presented detailed information on the history of the state-licensed Syringe Service Program (SSP) in Sanford. The program, which operates in 13 communities across Maine, initially distributed syringes (needles) on a 1:1 exchange basis. If someone wanted a new syringe, they had to turn in a…
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Chicken Ordinance Causing Headaches for Neighbors, Code Enforcement

Photo: Pixabay By Zendelle Bouchard With poultry-related problems on the increase, city officials are questioning the need for the 10-year-old city chicken ordinance. Planning and Codes Director Jamie Cole told the City Council’s Zoning Subcommittee on Aug. 13 that rats attracted by chickens are becoming a health hazard in the city and neighbors are complaining about the noise and smell. The city’s chicken ordinance, adopted in 2014, allows residents to keep up to six chickens in some residential areas. Only…
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Community Health Center Celebrates 20 Years of Service

Molly Lobel, a nurse practitioner and director of clinical services at Nasson Health Care, attends to patient. Photo: Nasson Health Care By Mike Froning, Nasson Health Care communications specialist When York County Community Action Corporation (YCCAC) opened Spruce Street Health Center in 2004, Google had just launched a new email service called Gmail, Mark Zuckerberg had just begun his Facebook venture, and after 86 years many long-suffering Red Sox fans were celebrating a World Series title. Though much has changed…
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Sanford Man Identified as Maine’s First Powassan Virus Fatality of 2024

An adult female deer tick Photo: Griffin Dill A Sanford resident has been identified as the first fatal case of the rare Powassan virus in Maine this year. Ronnie Bell, 81, father of Pastor Todd Bell of the Calvary Baptist Church, passed away on May 8 at Southern Maine Health Care in Biddeford. The Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention (Maine CDC) recently announced that a York County resident had died of the illness; Bell’s family confirmed he was…
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