Community Calendar: Jan. 1-7, 2024 

Photo: Pixabay Complied by Lisa Blanchette, Events Editor  Visit our Events Calendar for details on all these events and events to come.   Monday, Jan. 1 A Very Happy New Year-2024! Tuesday, Jan. 2  Bundle Up and Read-Winter Reading Program, Springvale Public Library, 443 Main St. (through Mar. 2) Sanford Food Pantry, 10 am-Noon, 1204 Main St. Baby/Toddler Rhyme Time, 10:30 am, Louis B. Goodall Memorial Library, 1364 Main St. Pre-K Story Time, 11 am, Louis B. Goodall Memorial Library, 1364…
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City Council 12/19 Meeting Summary

Dr. William Frank and Mary Frances Frank were recognized at the City Council meeting on the occasion of their 50th wedding anniversary. State Rep. Anne-Marie Mastraccio is on the left and Mayor Becky Brink is on the right. Photo: City of Sanford video. By Zendelle Bouchard The following actions were taken at the Sanford City Council meeting on Dec. 19. All councilors were in attendance. Mayor’s Report Mayor Becky Brink gave a big thank you to the Rotary Club for…
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News Notes: December 31, 2023

Sanford fire fighters on Payne Street in Springvale hone the skills required to fight chimney fires, a common emergency during the winter season. Photo: Sanford Fire Department By Carolyn Cadigan Firefighters prepare for the winter season: As the weather gets colder and wood stoves are increasingly in use, chimney fires become a common emergency that fire departments must respond to. All shifts at the Sanford Fire Department have spent the month of December honing the skills required to fight chimney…
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Planning Update: November/December 2023

Proposed Solar Development - Bauneg Beg Photo: GZA  By: Kendra Williams Sanford’s Planning Department had a busy year as project proposals continued to come forth right through December. As a result, residents can expect to see many new businesses, expansions and housing projects come to fruition in 2024. Recent actions include the following. New Businesses Warehouse Office Building:The Planning Board recently approved an application submitted by TPD Construction LLC for a major site plan to construct a 10,000-square-foot building along…
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Out In The Woods

Photo: Vines Arboretum Pines Producing Bumper Cone Crop By Kevin McKeon, Director, Mousam Way Land Trust Have you noticed all the pinecones on the forest floor this winter? This has been an uncommonly abundant year. Only once every three to five years do white pine trees produce abundant seeds. These seeds are a mainstay in the diets of birds such as red crossbills, chickadees, nuthatches, pine siskin, and grosbeaks, and mammals such as snowshoe hares, porcupines, deer, red and gray…
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