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New Mainers moved to St. Ignatius Gym 

The former St. Ignatius Gym became a “temporary housing placement” for dozens of asylum-seeking families this past week.  Some 28 families from Haiti, Angola and Congo DRC were forced to vacate motels where they have been living for the past month because housing vouchers expired. Calvary Baptist Church is making space available until July 2, when the families are eligible to reapply for housing vouchers through the General Assistance program. York County Community Action Corp has taken the lead in coordinating…
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Injuries No Obstacle for Sanford’s Newest US Marine

On August 8, 2022, Gillian Savoie boarded a flight out of Portland to Parris Island, SC. Gillian, the daughter of Kevin and Cherade Savoie, had graduated from Sanford High School just a few months before. At that time, she didn’t know what a long journey lay ahead in her quest to become a US Marine. After just three weeks of basic training, Gillian sustained a pelvic stress fracture and was transferred to a recovery platoon. This type of injury is not…
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People Around Town: February 5, 2023

The Sanford-Springvale YMCA Titans swimmers are having a record-breaking season! Cato Tyler (pictured below) earned his personal best time and broke the YMCA record in the 200 Breast Stroke at last month's Oyster River Invitational meet held at UNH. The twelve year old's time was 2.51.24, taking almost 7 seconds off of the nearly 20 year old record! Way to go Cato and the entire team of Titans swimmers! Titans swim team member ten-year-old Aleks Johnson impressed Olympic Gold Medalist,…
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Piano Has Played ‘Key’ Role in Student’s Life

Silas Noble will compete in Sanford Performing Arts Center’s Hanna Powell Memorial Piano Competition by Laura Snyder Smith “Will I still be able to play piano?” was the first question Silas Noble asked his attending nurse when he awoke from surgery. Doctors had just removed a growing brain tumor, and the nurse joked, “I don’t know, could you play before your surgery?” By that night, he was cleared to test out his chops on the piano in the Maine Medical…
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People Around Town: January 22, 2023

Congrats to the Sanford Amvets team (pictured above) for winning the Maine American Poolplayers’ Association Fall 9-Ball Division Championship! City Councilor Pete Tranchemontagne and State Representative AnnMarie Fredericks were profiled for an article in the latest issue of Beer & Weed Magazine about Maine people in those industries who have gotten involved in politics. Councilor Tranchemontagne and Rep. Fredericks both run medical cannabis dispensaries. You can read the article here: https://beerandweedmagazine.com/3d-flip-book/2309/. Sanford Community Adult Education celebrated Certified Nursing Assistant graduate…
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