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The gazebo at Gowen Park is especially festive this year.Photo: Tiffany Riley Photography

Fight Like Emily: Lung Transplant Journey Continues

Emily King in Boston Children’s Hospital Photo Credit Justin King By Kristi King The family of Emily King, a 7-year-old Sanford resident whose life was saved by a double lung transplant at age 2, is asking for more help for their daughter. Stephanie King said her daughter was being put back on the list for a lung transplant because of chronic rejection of the lungs she received in 2019. Right now, Emily has to go to Boston Children’s Hospital twice…

Community Calendar: Dec. 11-17, 2023 

Complied by Lisa Blanchette, Events Editor  Visit our Events Calendar for details on all these events and events to come.   Monday, Dec. 11 Holiday Botanical Bonanza (Through 12/22), 8:30 am-1:30 pm, Sanford Regional Technical Center, 100 Alumni Blvd  A Family for ME Live Q & A, Noon-1 pm & 6-7 pm, Online Tuesday, Dec. 12  Municipal Operations and Property Subcommittee Meeting, 8:30 am, Online Public Safety Subcommittee Meeting, 11 am, Online Therapy Dog Story Time, 11 am (during regular Pre-K…

Sanford Fire Department Food Drive

Captain Scott Lizotte and Bob Grondin, SFP volunteer Photo credit: Rev. Sue Murphy By Robert Spring, Sanford Food Pantry volunteer Members of the Sanford Fire Department did what they do best, selflessly serving and helping the hungry citizens of Sanford/Springvale in a food drive on Dec. 1 and 2. As they have done for many years, they organized the food drive and collected thousands of pounds of food in support of the Sanford Food Pantry (SFP). The volunteers who run…

Hundreds Show Support for Addy’s

Customers line up at Addy’s food truck Tuesday night to get food and to support the family-owned business. Photo Credit: Jason Cole By Lee Burnett, Submissions Editor Business boomed for Addy’s food truck Tuesday, in a show of support for the family thrust into the spotlight by a violent confrontation on Main Street four days earlier. A TV news crew and people from as far away as Buxton and Gorham joined hundreds of others in the park overlooking Number One…

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