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Local firefighters put out a dump truck fire on Route 112. Quick action by the driver, Logan Ricker of Sanford, prevented injuries. Photo: York County Sherriff’s Department Compiled by Zendelle Bouchard A narrow escape: Logan S. Ricker of Sanford had a narrow escape on April 16, when the dump truck he was driving caught fire in Arundel. Ricker saw smoke coming from the truck after turning onto Route 111 from Limerick Road and quickly pulled over. Shortly after, the vehicle…

2024 Mainers Coaching Staff Announced

New Assistant Coach, Jeff Heinz Photo: Courtesy of Bridgton Academy By Justin Ciavolella, Director of Broadcasting & Media Sanford Mainers fourth-year head coach Nic Lops announced his coaching staff for the upcoming 2024 New England Collegiate Baseball League season on Tuesday afternoon. Lops will be joined in the dugout by second-year assistant Tim Moreau and newcomer Jeff Heinz. Heinz, a Stratham, New Hampshire native, joins the Sanford organization from Bridgton Academy where he serves as an assistant coach on the…

Community Members Clean Up Sanford for Earth Day

Lawrence Furbish works in a sweet fern planting.  Photo: Bridget Salantri      By Bridget Salantri and Zendelle Bouchard Great weather and great community spirit came together on Earth Day weekend, April 20-21, as volunteers pitched in all over town to show Sanford and Springvale some love and help the environment at the same time. Roundabout: It took only two dedicated volunteers to clean up the south Sanford roundabout at the intersection of routes 4 and 109 early on Saturday morning. Lawrence Furbish…
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Out In the Woods

A great blue heron forages along Number 2 Pond. Photo: Terry Jellerson Majestic Heron Can Often Be Seen at #1 Pond By Kevin McKeon, Director, Mousam Way Land Trust In an indirect way, we have a natural disaster to thank for many Sanford area residents’ first sighting of the majestic great blue heron. In mid-October 1947, more than 200 fires in southern and coastal Maine burned a quarter million acres, leveling nine towns, destroying more than 1,200 homes, killing 16…

Hand-carved Eagle Honors Veterans at SMVMC

A hand carved wooden eagle honors veterans at Southern Maine Veterans Memorial Cemetery. Photo: Joe Doiron By Zendelle Bouchard The Southern Maine Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Springvale has a beautiful new hand-carved wooden eagle gracing the Committal Shelter. The eagle was created by James McCain of Portland, founder of Eagles for Veterans, a nonprofit organization that provides the carvings free of charge to veterans’ organizations across the country. The eagle is approximately four feet high and three feet wide and…

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