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Friends of Downtown Continue Story Gathering for Heart & Soul Project

L to R: Lee Burnett, Mary Hastings, Cat Ingraham, Ayn Hanselmann and Al Getler. Photo Credit Al Getler by: Mary Hastings Members of the Friends of Downtown gathered on Tuesday, August 1, 2023, to review its progress on the Community Heart & Soul project with staff members from the Community Heart & Soul Foundation, one of whom is familiar with Sanford. The group met at Frannie’s on Main Street. “The weather was so beautiful we decided to sit at tables…
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Veterans Eligible for Toxic Exposure Benefits

Photo: WikipediaUS Service member disposes of old uniforms at a burn pit to ensure they cannot be used by opposing forces. Press Release Compiled by Lee Burnett A new law makes it easier for veterans to obtain disability benefits for toxic exposures during the Vietnam war, the Gulf War and post 9/11 conflicts. For many health conditions, a service member must prove their service caused their condition. Proof is no longer required as long as the ailment meets a “presumptive…
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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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Community Heart & Soul Update: July 2023

by Mary Hastings For the past two plus years, Friends of Downtown Sanford has been hard at work bringing events to downtown, advocating at City Hall, generating a positive vibe everywhere they go, and raising awareness of our great Sanford businesses and the community of Sanford, Maine, as a whole. Recently, they embarked on Phase II of our Community Heart & Soul of Sanford initiative, Story-Gathering. The activity of story-gathering is being led by a group of talented residents and business owners. They have been attending workshops to learn how to be…
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Adaptive Water Ski Clinic

by Kristi King Adaptive Water Ski Clinic Once In a LifetimeThe weather conditions were perfect on the evening of July 11th at Number One Pond as theMaine Attraction Ski Show Team hosted the Adaptive Water Ski Clinic for 12 participants of allages. An enthusiastic crowd cheered as water skiers made their way around the pond. Theevent ran like clockwork thanks to the energetic showrunner and 20 volunteers. A teammember stated that this is a unique “once in a lifetime experience”…
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