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News Notes: March 17, 2022

Sanford Elks are participating in the sneaker drive for Sanford elementary schools. New or gently used sneakers in child sizes 10-13 and youth sizes 1-7 can be dropped off at the Elks Lodge on Elm St. until March 29. If you prefer to donate money, they will be glad to do the shopping for you. Do you have a child who would benefit from one-on-one reading time with a trained mentor? The Sanford-Springvale YMCA has a few open spots in…
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News Notes: March 13, 2022

When you purchase a Hannaford Helps reusable bag for $2.50 this month, $1.00 will be donated to the Sanford Backpack Program. Curtis Lake Church was featured in a recent story on WMTW about the local response to the situation in Ukraine (and also Ethiopia). In it Global Outreach Coordinator Terri Richer shares how much money has been sent to help. Watch it here. Superintendent of Schools Matt Nelson released a statement on March 11, clarifying the updates to Covid mitigation…
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Sherburne St. in Sanford will soon be renamed Tanguay St., in honor of Leon Tanguay, a lifelong resident of Sanford who has lived on the street since 1947 and raised his family there. Mr. Tanguay is a World War II veteran who retired from a career as a stonemason at age 85. He will be 98 years old next month. Residents of the street who attended a Zoom session with Code Enforcement Officer Jamie Cole to review suggestions agreed Tanguay…
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News Notes: March 6, 2022

Mingling with Celebrities Abbey Gifford, a junior at Sanford High School, got the opportunity to walk the runway at New York Fashion Week last month. She modeled for designers S&N and Nonelillah. Read more about Abbey in Keira Kilkenny's article for the Spartan Times. Brett Williams, director of the Sanford Performing Arts Center, was the first contestant this week on National Public Radio's hilarious trivia show Wait, Wait, Don't Tell Me! He knocked it out of the park, and even got…
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News Notes: March 3, 2022

Congratulations to the Sanford Elks Lodge #1470 on winning the 2022 Ritual championship for the state of Maine. Team members (pictured above) were judged on how well they memorized and delivered their lines, and how well they performed the Elks initiation ritual, which is used when new members join the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks. The team will go on to compete at the Elks National Convention in Atlanta, GA this summer. Farrer Chiropractic Center is closing its Sanford…
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