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Sanford Community Garden Awarded Walmart Grant

Sanford-Springvale Mousam Way Land Trust is happy to announce that it has been awarded a Walmart Community Grant Program Cybergrant from the Sanford store. This $1,000 grant will help to install a watering system for the Sanford Community Garden extension project, a project effectively doubling the number of the Garden’s raised beds to over 50.  The Garden, a part of the David and Linda Pence Community Ecology Center, is located within the 110 acre McKeon Environmental Reserve in Springvale. This…

Outdoors and Along the Trails: Dedication, Videos, Turtles, SCF & More

On Thursday July 1 at 7:30 a.m., the Hazen Carpenter Trail, which circles Deering Pond, will be dedicated. It is a joint project of the Sanford-Springvale Rotary Club and the Mousam Way Land Trust. Meet at the Rail trail entrance on Hanson’s Ridge Road. There will be a few remarks to honor Mr. Carpenter, and then those who are interested can walk the trail, which takes about 45 minutes. On June 16, Sanford Trails Committee members got together on the…

American Legion Honors Marge Lewis

This past week, Springvale resident Marjorie Lewis was recognized on her 95th birthday with a ceremony dedicating the new pavilion at the American Legion T.W. Cole Post 19 in her honor. Mrs. Lewis’ children and grandchildren were present for the dedication. A certificate of appreciation for her many years of work with the American Legion Auxiliary was presented to her by Dale Midgley, Service Director at the Post. Mrs. Lewis grew up in Sanford and lived here with her family…

Catch Spring Fever at the Fair!

St. Thomas School's Annual Spring Fever Fair, originally scheduled for Saturday, May 29 from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. at the School, 69 North Ave., has been postponed to Saturday, June 5 at St. Ignatius Gym due to weather. The fair will feature some great raffle items, a penny auction, crafts, games for the kids, and a yard sale that includes jewelry, books, children’s toys, household items, tools, and much more. Get your free tickets to the Fair here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/st-thomas-school-spring-fever-fair-tickets-154314503835…

Meet the Southern Maine Garden Club

by Charlene Humphrey The Southern Maine Garden Club has been in existence for 25 years and includes members from Sanford and Springvale as well as Lebanon, Acton, Shapleigh and North Berwick.  The primary purpose of the club is educational, but it involves social and community service aspects as well. The club meets the third Thursday of each month from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. from March through December.  There is usually a guest speaker that provides interesting and informative information, a short business meeting…

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