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News Notes: April 25

Welcome to #vaccinationland! Dr. Nirav Shah stopped by the Sanford Vaccination Center this week. He is pictured above with some of the vaccinators – RNs from Southern Maine Health Care and York County paramedics – who were on duty that day. The pool at the YMCA will be closed April 28-30 while a new air handling system is installed. The pool will reopen Saturday, May 1. If you’re downtown and feeling like an ice cream cone, Sammy’s Scoops is now…

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The GoFundMe fundraiser to pay medical expenses for Ory, one of the Willard School's service dogs, has been a great success, with over $26,000 raised to date. The goal was $20,000. Ory has hip dysplasia and torn ACLs in both knees. Her owner plans to donate leftover funds to Project Chance, where she got Ory. The Sanford Mainers' schedule has been finalized, and Opening Day will be Friday, June 4 at home against the Winnipesaukee Muskrats. In 2021, the NECBL…

News Notes: April 11

Since reopening a few months ago, Books ReVisited in Sanford has been really busy. So much so, that they would welcome any book donations! They also accept cds, dvds and puzzles. If you can donate books, please call Books Revisited at 490-1320. The store is located at 882 Main Street, and is open Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday from 10 to 4. They quarantine donations for 5 days, in adherence with CDC guidelines. Gardening books are half price for the month…

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The Sanford Fire Department would like to remind residents that a new burn permit is needed each day you have a fire, even in a covered or enclosed fire pit. Permits are quick and easy to obtain by going to wardensreport.com and filling out a short form. Mainefireweather.org will tell you at a glance what the fire danger is each day (updated daily at 9:00 a.m.). As stores transition back to reusable bags, don’t be caught without one! You can…

News Notes: April 4

The Sanford Emergency Department at Southern Maine Health Care just received a generous donation of 500 brand new plush animals from the University of New England. They will be handed out to sick, injured or scared patients in the ED to help ease the fears of their most vulnerable, and often littlest, patients. Kim LaChance (pictured above) and the United Way of York County helped make this donation possible. In honor of National Volunteer month, Atlantic Federal Credit Union is…

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