School Notes: December 10, 2023

A Sanford Regional Technical Center student prepares a festive holiday wreath to sell at the Holiday Botanical Bonanza. Photo: Sanford School Department By Carolyn Cadigan Deck the halls: Plants Plus is holding its Holiday Botanical Bonanza sale through Friday, Dec. 22, at the Sanford Regional Technical Center. The greenhouse is open while students are there from 8:30 am to 1:30 pm. In addition to wreaths, poinsettias, succulents, and kissing balls, houseplants are available for sale. FMI, email pdurack@sanford.org. If you’d…
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Real Estate Transactions

32 Trafton St. (closing date 11/24) Photo Google By Carolyn Cadigan 11/24, 32 Trafton St., 4-room Ranch, 2 bed/1 bath, updates and renovations complete, full basement, deck, near town, $325,000 (pictured above) 11/27, 408 Grammar Rd., 8-room Ranch, 4 bed/2 bath, double wide manufactured home, primary bedroom with ensuite, laundry room, slab, detached 2-car garage, metal roof, patio, oversized shed, 1.49 acres, built in 2002, $345,000 11/27, 9 Pioneer Ave., 11-room Cape, 2 rental units: one 3 bed/1 bath and…
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Passages: December 9, 2023

Compiled by Rev. Susan Murphy Eleanor Gauvreau, 87, of Springvale, died Saturday Dec. 2, 2023, at the Gosnell Memorial Hospice House in Scarborough. She was born in Bellows Falls, Vt., on Jan. 3, 1936, the daughter of Dana and Hazel (Bedaw) Grignon. The family moved to Connecticut in 1941 and settled there. Eleanor graduated from Hillyer College in 1954 with an AB Degree in medical science and from the University of Oklahoma in 1956 with a degree in medical biology.…
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Proposed Zoning Changes Presented to Council

By Zendelle Bouchard At the City Council meeting Dec. 5., 2023, public hearings were held on proposed changes to the City’s zoning ordinances in response to the passage of LD2003 by the state legislature. See our previous story. The Council discussed at length the two issues involved with Planning Director Jamie Cole and City Planner Erin Moriarty. ADUs One ordinance pertains to accessory dwelling units or ADUs, commonly called in-law apartments. The changes mandated by state law will allow two…
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Homelessness Update from the City Manager

By Zendelle Bouchard At the City Council meeting on Dec. 5, 2023, City Manager Steve Buck reported on the upcoming York County Homelessness Forum as well as other issues relating to Sanford’s unhoused population. York County forum: Buck announced the details for the forum, which will take place at the Sanford Performing Arts Center on Dec. 11. The forum is being organized to present the latest statistics and information concerning homelessness to York County legislators, before they go back to…
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