School Committee Meeting Highlights

By Kendra Williams Emily Sheffield was reappointed and sworn in to fill a vacancy to the end of 2024 after having been previously appointed in December to complete the 2023 year.2024 Organizational Meeting Paula Cote was re-elected as chairperson and Amy Sevigny was re-elected as vice-chairperson. Committee appointments were made as follows: Adult Education-Amy Sevigny; Curriculum-Paula Cote and Melissa Simpson; Dropout Prevention-Jennifer Davie; Personnel/Negotiations-Davie and Sevigny; SRTC Advisory-Emily Sheffield; Facilities/Grounds/Safety and Capital Improvement-Sheffield; Policy-Cote and Simpson; Performing Arts Advisory-Cote and…

Local Dancers Usher in 2024 With Performance of a Lifetime

Northern Explosion dancers perform with Recycled Percussion Photo: Northern Explosion Dance Studio Photo: Heather Bronson By Kendra Williams The atmosphere at the Palace Theatre in Manchester, NH on New Year's Day could only be described as electric. Nearly 10,000 people attended Recycled Percussion's kick off to their winter tour. This included a proud group of dance instructors, family and friends of 25 talented dancers from Northern Explosion Dance Studio of Sanford, who performed as special guests of the band. In…

Athletic Hall of Honor Coming to Sanford High School

A graphic of SHS sports throughout the years Photo: Sanford Athletics By Sam Bonsey, Sanford Schools Communication Coordinator Much like a hall of fame, Sanford’s Athletic Hall of Honor this year will induct former high school athletes, coaches, contributors, and teams who made a significant impact during their time. It also plans to reconnect those individuals and families with the Sanford School Department and enhance the current student athlete understanding and pride in the history of SHS athletics. “I think…

Passages

Gerard A. Belanger, Daniel K. Chamberlin, Ronald Lapierre Compiled by Rev. Sue Murphy Gerard A. Belanger, 94, of Sanford, died Thursday, Jan. 4, 2024, at the Gosnell Memorial Hospice House in Scarborough. He was born in Sanford on Sept. 8, 1929, the son of Stanislas and Marie Anne (Guillemette) Belanger. He grew up in Sanford and was educated in local schools and was a U.S. Army veteran who served during the Korean Conflict. Gerard started working at an early age…

Real Estate Transactions

156 Milton Ave.(1/3 closing date, listed below) Photo:Carolyn Cadigan Compiled by Carolyn Cadigan 12/4, 11 Miller St., 7-room Ranch, 3 bed/3 bath, bonus room, sunroom, partially finished walk-out basement, attached 2-car garage, fenced-in backyard, $370,000 12/22, 369 Country Club Rd., 6-room Cape, 3 bed/1.75 bath, unfinished basement, screened porch, attached 2-car garage, large backyard, private setting on 4.32 acres, $365,000 12/29, 5 Bougie Lane, 3-story Colonial, three rental units: one 1 bed/1 bath and two 2 bed/1 bath, unfinished basement,…

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