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A surprise blizzard of paper hearts plastered windows in downtown Sanford and Springvale Wednesday.The anonymous phantom carried on a Valentine’s Day tradition that started in Portland and has since jumped to other communities.The family of the late Kevin Fahrman encouraged others to honor his legacy by launching a website BeAKevin.com, where anyonecan download a simple red heart and become a Valentine phantom themselves.  Photo: City of Sanford 
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Community Calendar: Feb. 19-25, 2024 

Photo credit: Peter Linforth/Pixabay  Compiled by Lisa Blanchette, Events Editor     Monday, Feb. 19 (Presidents’ Day)  No School Presidents’ Day, Winter Vacation Week  Bundle Up and Read!, Springvale Public Library, 443 Main St.  February Fun Day, 10 am-Noon, Pleasant Street Free Baptist Church, 10 Pleasant St.  Tuesday, Feb. 20  Site Plan Review Committee, 9-11 am, Zoom  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 Main…
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Council Begins Tackling 2024/25 Budget 

Sanford Fire Chief Scott Susi (in vest) addresses the City Council during a recent budget workshop. Photo: WSSRTV  By Zendelle Bouchard  The Sanford City Council has begun reviewing proposals for the fiscal year 2024/25 municipal budget.   At a workshop on Jan. 30, 2024, City Manager Steve Buck went over his first draft of the budget, which he compiled with Finance Director Ronni-Lynn Champlin after the two held a series of meetings with city department heads. Buck told the Council he…
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Opportunities for Tree Planting in Sanford 

Sanford High School students are working with a student-run non-profit group to promote tree planting in Sanford.  Photo: Tree-plenish  By Lee Burnett, Submissions Editor  Potential funds are available to plant trees in Sanford if the city decides to pursue a grant opportunity. Project Canopy is making tree planting grants of up to $200,000 available to communities with distressed demographics. The funding, for which Sanford qualifies, is available without the usual requirement that the host community provides matching funds. According to…
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