Council Begins Tackling 2024/25 Budget 

Sanford Fire Chief Scott Susi (in vest) addresses the City Council during a recent budget workshop. Photo: WSSRTV  By Zendelle Bouchard  The Sanford City Council has begun reviewing proposals for the fiscal year 2024/25 municipal budget.   At a workshop on Jan. 30, 2024, City Manager Steve Buck went over his first draft of the budget, which he compiled with Finance Director Ronni-Lynn Champlin after the two held a series of meetings with city department heads. Buck told the Council he…
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Opportunities for Tree Planting in Sanford 

Sanford High School students are working with a student-run non-profit group to promote tree planting in Sanford.  Photo: Tree-plenish  By Lee Burnett, Submissions Editor  Potential funds are available to plant trees in Sanford if the city decides to pursue a grant opportunity. Project Canopy is making tree planting grants of up to $200,000 available to communities with distressed demographics. The funding, for which Sanford qualifies, is available without the usual requirement that the host community provides matching funds. According to…
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MaineDOT to Partner with Sanford

New crosswalk signage is expected to be installed around the city by the end of this year.  Photo: Pixabay By Renée Morin  In his report to the City Council on Feb. 6, 2024, City Manager Steve Buck detailed the many projects that will be undertaken in collaboration with the Maine Department of Transportation over the next three years. These projects include replacing most of the city’s traffic lights and other street and traffic improvements throughout the community.  The end of this…
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Winterfest Moves Indoors 

Photo: Kristi King By Kristi King  Kick-Off for Winterfest week will be Sat. Feb. 17 from 9 am-Noon with fun in the Sanford Memorial Gym, free for kids 7th grade and younger. They’ll have a giant obstacle course and a Frozen moon bounce inside the gym. Also, on Feb. 17 from 9 am-Noon will be Toddle Time for 5 and under in the lower Café. On the same day there will be a fun scavenger hunt on Mousam Trail. Parents…
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Who Was the Woodbury Building Named For?

Goodall nursing school’s first class. Dot Woodbury is seated in the middle.  Photo: Goodall Hospital  By Lawrence Furbish, Sanford Historical Committee  Who was Dorothy “Dot” Woodbury? The short answer is that she was a dedicated nurse who worked at Goodall Hospital in Sanford for 61 years. But there is much more to the story of the woman whose namesake building is soon to be torn down.   Dot was born in a tenement at 70 School St. (now 86 School St.)…
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