Category: People Around Town

Sanford Resident Hopes to Be Next Ms. Maine

Photo: Kristen Pelletier By Renée Morin Kristen Pelletier of Sanford is looking for more than a title when she competes in the United States of America Ms. Maine Pageant this fall. She hopes to inspire people with disabilities to follow their dreams. Pelletier, 41, who grew up in Sanford, has been paralyzed from the waist down since suffering a spinal cord injury from a car accident when she was about to enter her senior year of high school. Despite her…

Mainers’ Host Families Enjoy Rewarding Experiences

The Simpson family with Mainer’s catcher Stevie Berman, who they hosted during the 2014 season. Photo: Stephanie Simpson By Renée Morin Baseball has long been called “America’s Pastime.” If this is true, then “Sanford’s Pastime” is watching the Sanford Mainers play at Goodall Park. Since 2002, college baseball players from all over the country have come to Sanford to play for the Mainers. That begs the question, “Where do they stay?” While some players can drive home or stay with…

Sanford Graduates Receive Bank Scholarships

Photo: Partners Bank Blaine Boudreau, President and CEO of Partners Bank (left), celebrates with a few of the recipients of the Partners Bank Scholarship. The scholarship winners from Sanford High School and Sanford Regional Technical Center are (left to right) Korrianne Greer, attending Wake Forest University as an Arts History major; Raissa Pedro, attending York County Community College as a Psychology major; Paloma Carrillo, attending Sacred Heart University as a Communications major; Emma Janousek, attending York County Community College as…

Young Reporter Has News, Civic Engagement in Her Blood

Renée Morin sports an old-fashioned press hat, a gift from co-workers at the Sanford Springvale News. Photo: Gail Burnett By Gail Burnett Renée Morin understands why many people – including most people of her generation – don’t follow the news, or don’t trust what mainstream news outlets tell them. But she’s OK with being an exception. Morin, 19, of Sanford, says the stakes are just too high in this election year for citizens to ignore what’s going on with their…