Planning Update: March 2024

By Kendra Williams Planning Board Public Hearings Held A public hearing was held for the Michael’s Place final subdivision and private way application. The plan is to develop a 10-lot residential subdivision on property located at the end of Guillemette Street and owned by Ash Cove Construction, LLC. (Tax Map G30, Lots 16 and 16A). Ronald Bougie spoke to affirm that he’d agreed to an easement on the back of his driveway with a commitment to create a stub across…
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Out in the Woods

As Shoots Push Upward, Skunk Cabbage Warms the Soil Skunk cabbage at Great Works Reserve Photo: Kevin McKeon By Kevin McKeon, Director, Mousam Way Land Trust Kindly described as having a “fresh cabbage scent with a slight suggestion of mustard,” skunk cabbage’s botanical name, Symplocarpus foetidus, roughly translates to “bad-smelling compound fruit” and nature has reasons for this infusive adaptation. It blooms in very early spring, prior to the arrival of most pollinators. Skunk cabbage’s rotten odor and liver-colored streaks…
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News Notes

To safely view the upcoming solar eclipse, special “eclipse glasses” or handheld solar viewers should be used. Photo: Mike Connor via Creative Commons Compiled by Carolyn Cadigan Seeing and celebrating the total solar eclipse on April 8: Springvale Library will begin handing out solar eclipse glasses starting April 1. They will provide two pairs per family to Sanford/Springvale residents or library patrons while supplies last. In addition, the library will host a Solar Eclipse Party on April 8 from 2…
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The Bard Descends on Sanford Upon Avon

Cast of Canned Hamlet Photo: by Dave Parent By Lawrence Furbish To paraphrase Shakespeare, "Blow, blow thou winter winds, thou are not so unkind as a March snowstorm." If you were able to get out last weekend to catch the two Shakespeare one-act farces performed at the Nasson Youth Theater, you lucked out. Of course, the more you knew or remembered about William Shakespeare, the more you enjoyed these two funny adaptations. First on the bill was Canned Hamlet (canned…
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Springvale Orchardist Represents Tree Fruit Growers in Augusta

Matt McAdam speaks with State Sen. Henry Ingwersen, chair of the Joint Standing Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry. Press Release Matt McAdam of McDougal Orchards in Springvale represented the Maine State Pomological Society at the annual Agricultural Day March 19 at the State House in Augusta. The day was hosted by the Department of Conservation, Agriculture, and Forestry in the Hall of Flags. The event allows groups of agricultural and horticultural producers within Maine to set up displays highlighting…
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