The Sanford-Springvale YMCA‘s winter programs start this week! Check out the new program guide for all the details: sanfordymca.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/ProgramguideWinter1.2021.pdf
York County Shelter Programs‘ free meal program has moved to 81 Cottage Street, right next to Roger’s Supa Dolla. To go meals are offered Tuesdays and Thursdays from noon to 1:00 p.m.
Goodall Memorial Library’s Youth Winter Reading Program kicked off on January 1 and runs through March 1. You can pick up your bingo card at the library, or download it from their website at lbgoodall.org/pdf/2021winterbingo.pdf.
Pilot’s Cove Cafe now has online ordering. Visit clover.com/online-ordering/pilots-cove-cafe-sanford to check out the menu.
Want to help our community when you shop? When you visit the Sanford Hannaford store this month and purchase a $2.50 reusable Community Bag, you are helping out the Sanford-Springvale YMCA. For every bag sold, Hannaford will send a $1 donation to the Y.
You can also make a difference for York County Community Action simply by shopping on Amazon through their AmazonSmile program. At no cost to you, you can direct that 0.5% of your purchase be donated back to YCCAC. Visit smile.amazon.com on your web browser; it can also be activated in the Amazon Shopping app for iOS and Android phones.
Some of Sanford’s valued long-term employees retired at the end of 2020. Thanks to Sanford Police Department administrator Irene Houde for 30 years of service, City Treasurer & Tax Collector Paula Simpson for 28 years of service, and SPD Lt. Matt Jones for 18 years of service. Your contributions to our community are very much appreciated!
Early bird registration for Sanford-Springvale Little League is open now through January 20. Register at https://tshq.bluesombrero.com/sanfordspringvalell.
Incoming Mayor Anne-Marie Mastraccio was interviewed recently by Shawn Sullivan for Seacoast Online. Read the story here: https://www.seacoastonline.com/story/news/local/2020/12/28/sanfords-new-mayor-democracy-works-better-when-more-involved/6542637002/
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Water flows over the dam from the Springvale Mill Pond. Photo: Gail Burnett
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