Category: Parks & Recreation

April Vacation Week Activities

Photo: Pixabay By: Kristi King Sanford Parks and Recreation has posted their schedule of April vacation events on their Facebook page. They include Rock-N-Glo Bowling at Bowl-A-Rama all week at 12 pm each weekday for the cost of $15. Call 324-2401 for information. Also, Shains of Maine is offering $1 kiddie cones all week. Tell them “The Ice Cream Man Sent Me.” Tuesday, April 22 A Bike Hike starts at 12:15 at Memorial Gym. It’s a 3-mile easy ride on…

Winterfest February Vacation Activities

Parks maintenance workers prepare ice rink for Winter Fest 2025 Credit: Kristi King Compiled by Kristi King It's back! The “Ice Fishing Derby” is on February 15 at #1 Pond for ages 15 and younger. This free event is 8-11 am with over $250 in prizes to be given away. Sponsored by Sanford Parks and Rec and the Maine Department of Conservation, there will be free bait and lots of equipment to use, if you don't have any. Register at…

Dozens Trot for Annual Parks & Rec Event

The Oscar Mayer Wienermobile made a guest appearance for the Turkey Trot. Photo: Sanford Parks & Recreation The Sanford Parks and Recreation Department’s 38th Annual Turkey Trot Road Race was held Saturday, Nov.16 - one of the warmest days ever for the event. A total of 52 participants came out for the event, held under clear skies with the temperature in the 60s. The youngest runner was 7 and the oldest were 71. The longest participant was an Oscar Mayer…

Central Park Plans Evolving

By Zendelle Bouchard A planned redesign of Central Park may include expansion of the park and the addition of a permanent live Christmas tree that would negate the need to install a cut tree each year. At its monthly meeting on Sept. 10, the City Council’s Municipal Operations and Property Subcommittee discussed possible locations for a permanent tree and a timeline for planting. In 2020, Aceto Landscape Architects created a conceptual plan of a redesign for the park, which included…

Walkers and Cyclists to Get Passage Under Route 4

Left to right: Parks & Rec Director Brady Lloyd, Sanford Trails Committee Chair Lawrence Furbish and Public Works Director Matt Hill gather at Powers Bridge on Route 4. Photo: Lee Burnett By Lee Burnett, Submissions Editor The Maine Department of Transportation plans to allow an underpass for walkers and cyclists in the revised reconstruction plans for Powers Bridge on Route 4, a modification that surprised and elated advocates. “I’m immensely happy,” said Lawrence Furbish, chair of the Sanford Trails Committee.…

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