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Land Trust Receives Donation for Accessible Garden

The Sanford Community Garden will further expand this year with new wheelchair-accessible garden beds, thanks to a generous donation from Kennebunk Savings Bank. According to Bud Johnston, President of MWLT, the gift will enable the Land Trust to build six beds for the benefit of those unable to use the existing beds at the garden. Each bed will have two sections - a 3 x 8-foot elevated growing table and a 3 x 4-foot raised bed, 20-inches high. This combination…
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Affordable Homeownership Opportunity in Sanford

Press Release Habitat for Humanity York County is currently seeking applicants to purchase a three-bedroomhouse in Sanford. The house is the first of five homes being built by Habitat for Humanity inSanford. Construction is planned to begin in Summer of 2023. Habitat for Humanity York County is eager to create affordable homeownership opportunities inSanford. According to Maine Housing data, the median home price in Sanford has increased forthe past 7 years making the cost of purchasing a home in the…
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Rotary Club’s January Thaw Raises $ To Help Homeless

The Rotary Club's 2023 January Thaw event last month raised nearly $10,000 to help Sanford residents who are unhoused or at risk of losing their homes. A large crowd enjoyed food at and drinks Kai Asian Fusion and donated a small mountain of warm clothing items which the Sanford Police Department will distribute as needed. Elias Thomas, President of the Sanford-Springvale Rotary Club, welcomed people to the fundraiser and said he was thrilled with the fantastic turnout. He thanked the…
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Sanford Becomes Maine’s 15th Community Heart & Soul City

Press Release Formed in 2021, Friends of Downtown Sanford is a grassroots resident-driven movement to revitalize Sanford’s downtown. On Thursday, January 26th the group celebrated months of hard work and announced Sanford’s official designation as Heart & Soul of Sanford. According to its website, “Community Heart & Soul is a resident-driven process that engages the entire population of a town in identifying what they love most about their community, what future they want for it, and how to achieve it.”…
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Fishing Derbies on Thin Ice

Local ice fishing derbies are a highlight of the winter season for many families – but warmer than normal temperatures this year have led to one being postponed already, and whether any will go ahead as planned all depends on Mother Nature getting the mercury down to where it should be, and keeping it there long enough for a solid surface to form. The Springvale Fish and Game Club’s Annual Mousam Lake Ice Fishing Derby is the first one up,…
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