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Student journalist to write about Sanford

Alexa Livingston By Lee Burnett - Submissions editor A student journalist from The University of New England has joined the team at Sanford Springvale News, thanks to a partnership with the university. Alexa Livingston is a junior environmental studies major and a writer for The Bolt, UNE’s student newspaper. She says she’s always enjoyed writing – whether creative or technical – and sees journalism as a good way to pursue her interests in environmental sustainability and civic involvement. “Local news…
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SHS 72nd Reunion

Six members of the Sanford High School Class of 1951 met recently at Oak Street Bistro in Alfred to celebrate their 72nd reunion. This group has met, and continues to meet, every single year to catch up, share life stories and reminisce about the good old days. Several classmates could not attend but pictured from left to right in the photo are Ken and Vivian Pence, Margaret Fortier, Roger Durant, Muriel LaChance, Kathy Hardy (daughter of Richard Hardy who could…
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New Mainers Moving Here and There

By Lee Burnett, Sanford Unitarian Universalist Church volunteer The former St. Ignatius Gym, a temporary home to asylum seekers for the past month, looked like a bus depot last Wednesday and Thursday. Piles of suitcases, storage bins, backpacks and big plastic bags were loaded into awaiting cars, as families prepared for their next relocation. Eleven families are still seeking permanent apartments. Three of those families were moved to a private residence in Springvale. According to York County Community Action Corporation…
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Sanford Community Garden Picnic

Written by Lee Burnett Rachel Peter, Kennebunk Savings Bank representative, right, seen here at the Picnic chatting with local artists & designers, Evelyn Nitzberg, left, and J.D. Moore, center. Photo by Kevin McKeon by Kevin McKeon, Mousam Way Land Trust Board member The First Annual Sanford Community Garden Picnic was well attended by gardeners, their friends and families, and Mousam Way Land Trust members and directors. They gathered to celebrate community spirit, and to recognize the Garden’s corporate sponsor, Kennebunk Savings Bank.…
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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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