City Council Dec. 5 Meeting Summary

Architect’s rendering of the planned Central Park Residences. Photo: ReinCorp. By Zendelle Bouchard The Sanford City Council met Dec. 5, 2023. All members were present. The minutes of the Nov. 28 regular meeting and executive sessions were approved. The amended minutes of Nov. 8 were also approved. Mayor’s Report Voting locations update: Mayor Becky Brink gave an update on the Council’s discussion about consolidating voting locations. See our previous story. The City is waiting to hear back from the Superintendent…
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Out In The Woods: Dead Trees Support Many Kinds of Life

Cavity in dead poplar tree Photo Credit: University of Massachusetts Correction: Last week we mistakenly printed the byline for this column incorrectly. The Deering Pond article should have been credited as follows: Deering Pond - By Kevin McKeon, Director, Mousam Way Land Trust, Adapted from The Natural History of Deering Pond 1 By Gordon "Bud" Johnston. And the footnote should have been listed as follows: 1. The Natural History of Deering Pond, by Dr. Gordon S. Johnston, Professor of Biology,…
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News Notes: December 10, 2023

A recent meeting of the Planning Board, one of the 11 Sanford boards and committees with openings the city is seeking to fill at the start of 2024. Photo: City of Sanford By Carolyn Cadigan Deadline is looming for volunteers looking to serve on Sanford boards and committees: Eleven boards and committees in the City of Sanford — from the Planning Board to the Sanford Arts Commission to the Land Bank Commission and more — have multiple openings that need…
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Sanford School Committee Meeting Highlights 12/04/23

Former school committee member, Emily Sheffield, returns to fill a vacancy. Photo Credit: Autumn Bliss Photography By Kendra Williams Members Present: Paula Cote, Amy Sevigny, Jennifer Davie and Melissa Simpson Student Representatives: Aiden Gendron, Emma Adawadkar and Elise Gendron Committee Updates The Special Education Advisory Committee will be meeting again on Dec. 13. The focus will be on the responsibilities of the director and the IEP coordinator. Curriculum and the Bridge Program will be the focus going forward. The Stipend…
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Sanford High School Hosts 24th Annual SMAA Sportsmanship Summit

Student-athletes from all 17 Southwestern Maine Athletics Association schools. Each school chose 10 student-athletes to represent them. PHOTO CREDIT: SHS Athletic Director Zach Lemelin By Sam Bonsey “The Obstacle is the Way” was the theme of this year’s Southwestern Maine Athletics Association (SMAA) Sportsmanship Summit at Sanford High School on Tuesday, Dec. 5. This was the fourth consecutive year SHS has hosted the summit, which brought in all 17 schools from the SMAA. The event allowed student-athletes to come together,…
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