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Jill Belleard and daughter Atleigh shovel their Springvale driveway with the storm still blowing.Photo: Lee Burnett
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Dove near Number One Pond Photo: Terry Jellerson
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Community Calendar: April 6-14, 2024 

Compiled by Lisa Blanchette, Events Editor  Visit our Events Calendar https://sanfordspringvalenews.com/events/ for details on these events and on events to come.   Saturday, April 6 Fundraiser Dinner, 4:30-60 pm, VFW Post 9335, 1 Hutchinson St. Sanford Christian Academy Auction Night, 6 pm, 25 Riverside Ave. 3rd Annual Toss-For-A-Cause Cornhole Tournament, 6-10 pm, Nasson Community Center, 457 Main St. Springvale 101 Years of Broadway, 7-9 pm, Sanford Performing Arts Center, 100 Alumni Blvd. Sunday, April 7 Chamber Talk with Rick Stanley, 7-7:30…
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Desperate Aid Agency Tries to Stem Flow of Immigrants

At Quality Inn, a family that had been living in Sanford for the past week awaits a bus ride to a Portland shelter. Photo: submitted By Lee Burnett, Submissions Editor The anti-poverty agency that has worked non-stop since last May to find housing for immigrants in Sanford sent out an urgent plea on Tuesday in an attempt to stem the influx. “At this time, I do not have housing availability for any new families arriving unannounced in Sanford,” read the…
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Immigrant Support Network Reaches Out to Sanford

Nadege Kimbaumbu gets help from a volunteer at Fluff-N-Puff laundromat. Photo: Lee Burnett By Lee Burnett, Submissions editor An immigrant mentoring program in Portland is reaching out to volunteers in Sanford to see if there is interest in starting a program here. The Welcoming the Stranger Program, developed by the Maine Association of New Americans (MANA), matches community volunteers with asylum-seeking families to ease their transition to a new life. MANA supports 60 active matches in the Portland area and…
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