Out in the Woods

Rotting stumps, stilted roots and various mosses and lichen decorate the forest floor along Sanford’s trails. Photos: Kevin McKeon  Stilted Roots Create a Forest Mosaic  By Kevin McKeon, Director, Mousam Way Land Trust  While you’re out enjoying Sanford’s beautiful trails, you’ll occasionally catch sight of stilted or “prop” roots at the base of a tree. This growth happens when a seed falls on a rotting piece of wood covered with moss, which makes an inviting place for the seed to germinate.…
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NEWS NOTES

Construction crews make good progress through the winter on the childcare expansion project at the Sanford-Springvale YMCA.    Photo: Sanford-Springvale YMCA  Compiled by Carolyn Cadigan Building project supports childcare program expansion: Construction on the childcare expansion project at the Sanford-Springvale YMCA is moving along. Crews are finalizing the four exterior walls, and the crane will install roof trusses in the next couple of weeks. Once the space is enclosed, interior work on the new classrooms will begin. This expansion project will…
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SPORTS NOTES

Tucker Walker’s state championship-winning throw qualified him for the New England Indoor Championships.  Photo: SHS Athletics  Compiled by Sam Bonsey Compiled by Sam Bonsey, Sanford Schools Communication Coordinator  SHS senior wins shot put at Class A Indoor Track State Championships  Sanford High School senior Tucker Walker won the shot put at the Class A Indoor Track and Field State Championships at the University of Southern Maine in Gorham on Monday, February 19.  Walker won with a throw of 53 feet,…
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REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS

64 Lebanon St. (2/12 closing date, listed below)    Photo: Google   Compiled by Carolyn Cadigan 2/12, 64 Lebanon St., 4-room Ranch, 2 bed/1 bath, unfinished basement, metal roof, detached 1-car garage, $305,000 (pictured above)  2/12, 17 Sidetrack Lane, #0, Springvale, 6-room Condominium, 3 bed/2.5 bath, laundry on second floor, slab, attached 1-car garage, patio, built in 2023, $337,900  2/13, 16 Mill St., #41, Springvale, 3-room Multi-level Condominium, 2 bed/1 bath, laundry hookup in unit, deck, water views, $169,900 
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Passages

L-R: Ruth P. Boothby, Jean E. Goodwin Compiled by Rev. Susan Murphy  Ruth P. Boothby, 95, of Sanford died peacefully on Feb. 8, 2024, at Summer Commons. She was born on March 8, 1928, in Shapleigh to Orrin and Laura (Mann) Pillsbury. She graduated from Sanford High School and Gorham State Teachers College. She was a 2nd grade teacher in Sanford for many years. The farm in Shapleigh where Ruth lived most of her life and where Ruth and Harry raised…
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