City Council Meeting Summary March 5

Stephanie Jopling (bottom left) stands next to Mayor Becky Brink (bottom far left) as she conveys her concerns about the SHS Alternative Education Program potentially being cut. Credit: WSSR-TV By Renée Morin The Sanford City Council met March 5, 2024. All members were present. Mayor’s Report / Subcommittee Reports The Mayor’s Report at this week’s meeting was merged with the moment of silence, so that Mayor Becky Brink could dedicate it to the memory of Springvale resident Harland Eastman. Eastman…
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Carpentier Park Project Moves Forward

Carpentier Park today Photo: Kristi King By Kristi King A long-awaited improvement project for Carpentier Park should soon get underway. The city has gone out to bid for a landscape architect to design and upgrade the park, on High Street in Sanford’s densely populated East Side, as part of a Land and Water Conservation Fund grant awarded three years ago. The work includes replacing the old playground and adding a splash pad, landscaping and paving. A splash pad is an…
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Sanford Middle School Hosts Honors Band and District Chorus Festival

Maine Music Educators District 1 Honors Band Photo Credit:Sanford Middle School By Sam Bonsey, Sanford Schools Communication Coordinator Sanford Middle School hosted the Maine Music Educators Association District 1 Honors Band and Chorus Festival over the weekend. Over 160 performers and nearly 30 band and chorus teachers from several schools participated in the festival. SMS had several students involved in the ensembles, including Allie Herring, Leah Glidden, Allison Horton, Caity Szymbor, Giuliana Drouin, Kyla Robinson, Bentley Trivilino, and Isaiah Goodale.…
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Out in the Woods

Melting snow cover reveals the tunnels used by the critters in the Subnivean Zone Photo: Kevin McKeon Warming Temps Expose Survival Tunnels By Kevin McKeon, Director, Mousam Way Land Trust There are many ways that forest critters handle winter’s cold. Some, in fact, rely on snow cover for survival. In our area we can sometimes see slithery, tunnel-like and bumpy shapes on top of spring’s melting snow, as shown in the photo taken on a McKeon Reserve trail. These were…
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Planning Update: February 2024

Cottage Street proposal for a multifamily residential building Credit: Sanford Planning Department By Kendra Williams Site Plan Review Committee Meeting Feb. 6, 2024 Cottage Street An application for a minor site plan and minor subdivision at 37 Cottage St (formerly Black Sheep Archery and YCCAC) was reviewed. The proposal was for adaptive reuse of an existing commercial structure to create a nine-unit multifamily residential building with associated parking and site improvements. Two units would be in the basement with access…
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