School Notes

CJL students channel their inner Paul Bunyan, enjoying flapjacks in flannel. Photo: Sanford School Department Compiled by Carolyn Cadigan Celebrating classic American tales over flapjacks: Second graders at Carl J. Lamb Elementary School dined over flapjacks, and some even wore flannel, to mark their recently completed unit on fairy tales and tall tales. They explored classic stories such as “The Fisherman and His Wife” and “Beauty and the Beast,” learning about story elements and important life lessons. The unit also…
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Lineup for Lip Sync Challenge Growing

A team from Northern Explosion Dance Studio is signed up for the showdown Photo: courtesy of Northern Explosion From a press release Get ready for a night of fun, music, and friendly competition at the Sanford Backpack Program's "Lip Sync Showdown!" The event is scheduled for 7 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 19 at Sanford Performing Arts Center. All proceeds go to the program's mission to provide food for local students in need. Some of the area's most recognizable faces will hit…
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Sports

SHS junior Leah Soucy in action during a Sanford volleyball match Photo credit: SHS Spartan Times Compiled by Sam Bonsey, Sanford Schools Communications Coordinator Sanford High School’s volleyball team recently beat Portland 3-0 behind a strong performance by Samone Gallagher, who had nine kills and 11 digs. Gabriella Favolise and Ellery Genest each had eight assists for Sanford. On Wednesday October 2, Sanford High School senior Audrey Payeur had three goals and four assists to lead the Spartans field hockey…
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City Council October 1 Meeting Summary

Det. Kyle Cutler and his family pose for a photo at the City Council meeting. Photo: WSSR-TV By Zendelle Bouchard Officer recognized: At the City Council’s meeting on Oct. 1, Detective Kyle Cutler of the Sanford Police Department was presented with a Life Saving Award for his actions on Sept. 28, 2023. On that date, Cutler (then a patrol officer) responded to a stabbing and applied a chest seal to the victim while waiting for paramedics to arrive. Police Chief…
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Out in the Woods

Photo: Kevin McKeonBy Kevin McKeon, Maine Master Naturalist Prickly Pear creeping into Maine Cacti in Maine!? Yup! Sort of. A cactus is making its way here from New Hampshire and is listed as native to all New England states except Vermont and Maine. It’s called the Eastern Prickly Pear Cactus (Opuntia humifusa) because of the pearlike shape of its fruit and it’s unrelated to the pear. Another one of its names, the Indian Fig, relates to the fruit’s size. It’s…
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