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The Sanford High School wrestling team turned a golden opportunity into gold last week, winning the team title at the Zeb Leavitt Memorial Tournament at Cheverus High School in Portland. The Spartans had not originally been scheduled to participate, but were added to the slate at the last minute when another team had to withdraw. Sanford scored 154 points and had five individual titles in various weight classes as well. A total of 82 wrestlers on 11 teams competed in…
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People Around Town: December 12, 2021

Maine Attraction Water Ski Show Team has been nominated for Best Medium Team of the Year by The Ski Show Podcast. Members Lori and Pete Hegarty were also nominated for multiple individual awards. The winners will be announced in March at an event in Wisconsin. On December 10, the board members of Sanford Unitarian Universalist Church (pictured below) packed up 30 bag lunches to be distributed to unhoused folks in the community. Each member contributed food and time to this…
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Sanford Teen Part of Prize-Winning Video Team

Sanford resident Renée (Reny) Morin, was part of a team that produced the first-prize winning video in a competition for kids, winning $50,000 for their school. The Maine Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), in partnership with the Maine Department of Education (DOE), announced the contest on November 3, inviting Maine youth ages 5 to 17 to submit 30-second videos that they believed would encourage other children, along with their parents, to get a COVID-19 vaccine. “I wanted to…
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People Around Town: November 28, 2021

Pictured above: Sanford/Springvale Chamber of Commerce members stepped up to the plate to support the Sanford High School Peer Helpers by providing 39 turkeys to be included in Thanksgiving baskets for distribution to families in need. The Chamber also raised an additional $1200 that will go to the Peer Helpers for future projects. The following Sanford High School students were inducted into the National Honor Society on November 18: John-Paul Alexandre, Hannah Baker, Eli Coleman, Kora Eckelman, Audrey Coleman, Ana…
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People Around Town: October 24

Tis the season for all things spooky! Richie Lathrop of the Paranormal Five was Rick Stanley's guest on Chamber Talk this week. Listen to it here: https://www.sanfordmainechamber.org/chamber-talk/paranormal-five. Participants in the YMCA's Adult Paint Night on October 22 sharing their masterpieces. Members of the Sanford-Springvale Rotary Club and the Sanford Kiwanis Club worked together on October 21 to build four new boardwalks over wet areas on the Hazen Carpenter Trail which circles Deering Pond in Sanford. Celebrate Community is a national…
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