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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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The Mystery Portrait at the Chamber

Do you recognize this woman? According to Rick Stanley, Bob Therrien of Springvale came to the Sanford Springvale Chamber of Commerce office with this painting several years ago. Bob's wife Ann Marie had passed away recently, and he was selling the house and moving away. He came across this portrait while cleaning out the art studio Ann Marie had run out of their house for many years. Bob did not want to discard the picture as he thought maybe someone…
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