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Legacy Foundation Raising Funds for Sharon Remick Library

Sharon Remick with three grandchildren at a Halloween party Photo: submitted Press release The nonprofit Sanford Schools Legacy Foundation is hoping to raise $5,000 to rename the Margaret Chase Smith Elementary School library in honor of Sharon Remick, a lifelong resident and second-generation educator who died on March 13. Remick spent 50 years in education, including 45 years in the Sanford school system, and retired in 2020 as principal at Lafayette School. As an elementary teacher and principal, Remick was…
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Applications available for 2024 Kids Can Grow program

Kids harvesting Kale Photo: woodleywonderworks via Creative Commons Press Release Applications are available March 1 for University of Maine Cooperative Extension's 2024 Kids Can Grow youth gardening program in York County. Teaching sessions are held monthly on Saturdays, April - September at Sanford Community Garden, 246 Blanchard Rd., Springvale. Kids Can Grow provides children with a positive first experience with gardening and growing their own food. This early experience can inspire a life-long interest in gardening, healthy eating and further…
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Pianists Compete in Late Teacher’s Memory

Dr. Andy Powell presents Chris Staknys with top honors at the Hanna Powell Memorial Piano Competition. Also pictured are Alan Chiang, Sarah Byrne, Logan Peters, and Michael Bostock. Credit: Sanford Performing Arts Center Press Release Without sheet music and just the notes in their minds, five pianists keyed off in “competition,” Sunday at the Hanna Powell Memorial Piano Competition, with Chris Staknys from Falmouth winning the judges’ nod. “I want to thank the Powell family for trusting us with this wonderful legacy…
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Adams Reacts to Being Named USA Today Maine Woman of the Year

By Lee Burnett, submissions editor Sanford Police Sergeant Colleen Adams’ phone began blowing up with text messages Thursday morning. “I actually had to shut it off at one point – family, friends and co-workers. My whole phone was going off the hook,” she said with a laugh. The crush of attention followed news that the USA TODAY newspaper had named Adams one of its Women of the Year for her work with people grappling with homelessness and other crises. The…
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Free Financial Literacy Materials Available 

Photo: Merlyn Hoek via Creative Commons  Compiled by Lee Burnett  Families looking to teach their children about handling money are encouraged to check out new materials available through the Finance Authority of Maine.  FAME is partnering with the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to provide a collection of educational resources, including free books, on the themes of saving, giving and delayed gratification, according to a press release. The material is geared to students in grades two to five.   Parents and caregivers…
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