Category: News Notes

News Notes: January 21, 2024

Restoration of the Sweat Morin Homestead, which began in early 2023, continues with the goal of creating an historical museum currently slated to open in 2025. Photo: Barbara Sutcliffe Compiled by Carolyn Cadigan Restoring a piece of Sanford’s history for all to enjoy: Since early 2023, the Sweat Morin Homestead in Sanford has been undergoing significant restoration, funded by trust funds left by Virginia Hurd Morin, a Sanford native who passed away in 2022 at the age of 99. Her…

News Notes: January 14, 2024

Students at Sanford Regional Technical Center install an exterior door on their fourth house project. Photo: Sanford School Department Compiled by Carolyn Cadigan Fourth house built by SRTC students is in the works: Students at Sanford Regional Technical Center are working on their fourth house project. Seniors in the Building Trades Program have finished shingling the house with supplies donated from CertainTeed through their local dealer, Eldredge Lumber & Hardware in Sanford, and installed the exterior doors, which were donated…

News Notes: January 7, 2024

Exhibiting faith in action, St. Thomas School students in grades seven and eight help serve the noontime meal at the Sanford-Springvale YMCA’s Trafton Senior Center. Photo: St. Thomas School Compiled by Carolyn Cadigan Faith in action at the Trafton Senior Center: St. Thomas School has expanded its partnership with the YMCA’s Trafton Senior Center. Students from the seventh and eighth grade visit Trafton every other Friday to assist with serving their noontime meal. This service-learning opportunity puts the students’ faith…

News Notes: December 31, 2023

Sanford fire fighters on Payne Street in Springvale hone the skills required to fight chimney fires, a common emergency during the winter season. Photo: Sanford Fire Department By Carolyn Cadigan Firefighters prepare for the winter season: As the weather gets colder and wood stoves are increasingly in use, chimney fires become a common emergency that fire departments must respond to. All shifts at the Sanford Fire Department have spent the month of December honing the skills required to fight chimney…

News Notes: December 17, 2023

Deputy Chief Eric Small of the Sanford Police Department (left photo) graduated from the FBI National Academy Session 288 on Dec. 7. Officer Mark McShane (right photo) is welcomed to the department by Chief Craig Andersen, in uniform on the right. Photo: Sanford Police Department By Carolyn Cadigan Sanford Police Department notes recent achievements: Congratulations to Deputy Chief Eric Small of the Sanford Police Department (SPD) on his graduation Dec. 7 from the FBI National Academy Session 288. The executive…