A Lot of Digging Downtown

A worker hauls rebar for TPD Construction Co. housing on Main Street, and an excavator loads a dump truck at ReinCorp’s housing project on School Street. Photos: Lee Burnett Downtown Sanford is ringing with the sounds of heavy construction these days. ReinCorp recently broke ground on a 30-unit building at the corner of School and Bodwell streets, across from Central Park. Across the way, at a vacant lot between Sunset Towers and the former Verizon store, workers for TPD Construction…
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Fire Department Receives Escape System Bailout Kits

Sanford Fire Department staff training with CMC staff to use the bailout system at the former Notre Dame site. Photos: Jordan Wilson By Jordan Wilson, Communications Coordinator, City of Sanford The Sanford Fire Department has been named a 2024 grant recipient by Firehouse Subs Public Safety Foundation®, receiving $28,952 to increase lifesaving capabilities in Sanford. The grant will be used to purchase 55 Escape System Bail-Out Kits for all department members and will ensure our firefighters can quickly escape extremely…
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Out in the Woods

Photo: Patti Peterson via Creative Commons By Kevin McKeon, Maine Master Naturalist Few Critters as American as the Raccoon We might think of them mainly as invaders of our garbage cans or poor victims of speeding cars, but raccoons have a long history as symbols of our country and are remarkably clever creatures. In the early 1600s, when Capt. John Smith wrote “A Map of Virginia” to describe the region around Jamestown colony, he made note of animals known to…
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School Notes

Students board the bus to Sanford Pride Elementary School. Photo: Sanford School Department Compiled by Carolyn Cadigan The wheels on the bus go right, left, right: Three years into its journey, the Walking School Bus Program at Sanford Pride Elementary School continues to make strides in building a stronger community and improving attendance. What began as a way to ensure students arrive at school safely and on time has blossomed into an engaging morning routine for students, volunteers, and families.…
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School Spirit Was Alive for Homecoming

The curtain has fallen on Sanford High School’s 2024 Homecoming Week. From October 9-14, the halls echoed with the sounds of Broadway as students, faculty, and staff came together to celebrate the school spirit in theatrical style, culminating in the high school’s annual Homecoming Parade. Each class brought their chosen Broadway musical theme to life during the parade. Seniors transformed the school into Rydell High with their “Grease” theme, complete with leather jackets and poodle skirts. The juniors made a…
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