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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…

People Around Town: October 17, 2021

Last weekend, Bentley Charette (left) and Nathan Norton, both fifth graders at St. Thomas School, were part of the 2021 U12 Championship Team at the Sanford Soccer Tournament. Congratulations boys! The Engineering Applications with Robotics program at the Sanford Regional Technical Center is now officially so named for Pratt & Whitney. Last week the Sanford Schools Legacy Foundation hosted a naming celebration for the long-time supporter of the school’s FIRST Robotics involvement. Pictured by the nameplate are Matt Nelson, Superintendent…

People Around Town: September 26

Mrs. Waterman's class at St. Thomas School received a special box of Civil War items from the American Battlefield Trust, an organization that preserves the battlefields of America and offers educational opportunities for children and adults. There are many other items not pictured that her students will get to explore. Rotary International has recently added improving the environment to their areas of focus and concern. To help advance that goal they urged Rotary Clubs around the world to participate in…

People Around Town (and Out of Town!)

Former Sanford alumnus, Chris Kumka (SHS, '93), will be leading the Sanford Springvale Basketball Association this year, operating out of the Nasson Community Center. Nasson is excited to welcome Chris, his wife Chambree, and their three sons back to the Sanford/Springvale community. Chris holds a degree in secondary education from The University of New England, where he was a member of the Men's Basketball team. Chris has over 15 years of coaching experience at various levels, which he gained while…

People Around Town: 8/26

Sanford resident Ella Davie has begun classes in The Walsh School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University, Washington DC. She is studying international relations with a foreign language focus in Mandarin. Ella is a 2021 graduate of Cheverus High School and is the daughter of Wes and Jen Davie, and the granddaughter of Ron and Janet Paquin. Becky Barnett, Gail Bodge and Emily Door at the Trafton Center's Stepping Out For Seniors walk on August 21. Over $5,000 was raised…

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