SHS Theater’s Guys and Dolls Rocks the Boat

Nathan Detroit (played by Jack Van Gieson) gets the cold shoulder from Adelaide (Kaylin Penley) in Sanford High School’s recent production of “Guys and Dolls” By Lawrence Furbish and Barbara Sutcliffe Guys and Dolls is one of the most famous Broadway shows. Everything about it is big - cast, lots of dialogue, music and dance numbers, and history. To succeed, this show needs to start big, and it did with the Fugue for Tinhorns. "I got a horse right here;…

UMaine Extension Offering a Free Nutrition and Cooking Class

Photo: Patrick Mueller via Creative Commons From a press release The University of Maine Cooperative Extension will offer a free, six-session nutrition education program at Cousens School, 12 Day Street, Kennebunk. It will be held Thursdays, April 11, 18, 25 and May 2, 9 and 16, from 5:30 to 6:30 pm. The program will cover a range of topics including meal planning, smart shopping, food safety and cooking techniques that maximize nutrition while minimizing costs. Participants will have the opportunity…

Red Cross Offers Free Smoke Alarm Installations

Photo: Mike Mozart via Creative Commons From a press release The American Red Cross Northern New England Region is offering free smoke alarm installations for residents of Sanford and Waterboro during a Sound the Alarm home fire safety event on Saturday, April 27, 2024. Home fires claim seven lives every day in the United States, but having working smoke alarms can cut the risk of death by half. Here in Maine, the Red Cross responds to more than 250 home…
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Compiled by Carolyn Cadigan Who you gonna call? Reminiscent of a scene from “Ghostbusters,” the York County Hazmat team recently visited the Sanford Regional Technical Center to work with the firefighting program. The students were able to gear up in full hazmat suits to experience how difficult it is to walk and communicate with each other while dealing with hazardous materials. Food donations needed: The staff at several local salons and barbershops are working with the Sanford Backpack Program to…

SHS Students Volunteer for Special Olympics Basketball Team

SHS students Matt Hebert, far left, and Scott Robitaille Jr., right, volunteered with the Great Bay Services Special Olympics Basketball team. Photo: SHS Athletics Compiled by Sam Bonsey, Sanford Schools Communications Coordinator Two Sanford High School students, Matt Hebert and Scott Robitaille Jr., have been making a significant impact through their volunteer work with the Great Bay Services Special Olympics Basketball team since the start of January. Matt’s involvement with Great Bay Services – a Maine and New Hampshire-based service…

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