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A young fan collects a signature from a Sanford Mainers player June 16 at Crystal Athletic Training Facility. News Notes for June 16, 2023 Hello Mainers: The Sanford Mainers' 2023 season has officially begun, and residents had a chance to meet some of this summer's team last Friday at Crystal Athletic Training Facility. Fans young and old could chat with the players, collect signatures, and hurl a baseball. The Collegiate Baseball League team's season continues through the end of July.…

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Monday's a holiday: City and school offices will be closed Monday in observance of Juneteenth, a federal holiday marking the day, June 19, 1865, when enslaved people in Texas, the last holdout Southern state, learned they were free. Juneteenth has been celebrated as a day of liberation in some states for years but did not become a federal holiday until 2021. In Sanford, the transfer station and debris area will be closed both Monday and Tuesday. The trash and recycling…

News Notes for June 11 

Student award winners, from left to right, Molly Grace (Noble), Fallyn Couture (Massabesic), Evelyn Dalpra (Massabesic), Samantha Phillips (Sanford), John-Paul Alexandre (Sanford), Gionet Baker (Noble), Isabella Tremblay (Sanford), with Sanford-Springvale Rotary President Elias Thomas. (Missing from photo: Sophia Tanguay of Massabesic.) School budget referendum: The school budget for the 2023-24 school year will be up for voters' approval on Tuesday, June 13. The budget has been proposed by the School Committee and approved by the City Council. Polls will be…

News Notes: March 5, 2023

Bridge Work: The Maine Department of Transportation has an "On Demand Preliminary Public Meeting" available on its website where you can view a video and other information about proposed improvements to the Powers Bridge, which carries Route 4 across the Mousam River. The two options being considered are rehabilitating the bridge or replacing it entirely. Register to view the presentation and leave comments here: https://my.mainedotpima.com/public/event-registration/search?project_id=15873&pe_guid=3d37119b-fc14-466f-b0b4-f289e05ef3c3. There will be an On Demand Formal Public Meeting over the summer, with the work…

News Notes: February 26, 2023

Five multifamily properties in Sanford/Springvale were sold last week as a bundle for $1.95 million. The properties are located at 11 Butler St., 52 School Street, 25 State St, 3 Maple St, and 5 Maple St. and include 22 units. The seller was Spruce Lane Investments, LLC, and the purchaser was White Bark Properties, which owns hundreds of rental apartments in southern Maine, including 48 separate properties in Sanford/Springvale. 11 Butler St. in Springvale (Google photo.) The Sanford Police Dept. hosted…

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