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Photo: missvain via Creative Commons Compiled by Carolyn Cadigan A fun way for kids to get their fruits and veggies: The Power of Produce (PoP) Club is a free kids’ program offered at the Sanford Farmers’ Market, which is held Saturdays from 8 am to noon at Central Park. Each week children can receive a $2 voucher to spend on fresh fruits and vegetables from local farms. The program aims to encourage healthy eating habits and give kids the opportunity…

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Scout master Bill Kiley and scouts Owen Treadwell, Josh Fogarty, and Mason Cole raise the sail on Adonai, a 60-foot catamaran, while scout Evan Lynch coils line. Photo: Courtesy Karriann Wyman Compiled by Carolyn Cadigan Scouts under sail in the Bahamas: 20 Boy Scouts and leaders from Sanford got to sail a 60-foot catamaran in the Bahamas this week, the payoff for two years of fundraising. The scouts of Troup 327 were training at Sea Base Bahamas, an adventure scouting…

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Stuff the Bus Maine is seeking donations for the new school year. Photo: Stuff the Bus Maine Compiled by Carolyn Cadigan The annual school supply drive is on: School may be out for the summer, but this is when Stuff the Bus Maine puts the pedal to the metal, collecting supplies for the new school year. Having depleted much of its inventory when it distributed 900 backpacks full of school supplies last year, the non-profit organization is seeking help. For…

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Volunteers give their time and talent at YCCAC Head Start & Early Head Start. Photo: YCCAC Compiled by Carolyn Cadigan A day of action at YCCAC: Volunteers from Hannaford Supermarkets, Partners Bank and the United Way of Southern Maine gathered together on June 21 to spruce up the York County Community Action Corp. (YCCAC) Head Start & Early Head Start property and home office. Despite the June heat wave that hit that week, much was accomplished by this team of…

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Photo: Lee Burnett Compiled by Carolyn Cadigan Short season, but more berries to come: Leah Eldridge, 4, and Nora Eldridge, 2, were some of the lucky ones who got berries at Lavigne’s Strawberry Farm last week. The farm closed for the season mid-day Tuesday after just five days of picking. The hot spell followed by heavy rains rotted a lot of the berries, according to Albert Lavigne. It was one of the shortest seasons ever. However, blueberry picking will begin…