Solid Waste Contract Renewal May Cost Taxpayers

Photo: Zendelle Bouchard By Zendelle Bouchard The contract that Sanford and 11 other southern Maine communities have with Casella for waste handling and disposal will expire in July 2025, and representatives from most of the municipalities met November 8, 2023, to begin discussion on renegotiating that contract as well as other options. The other towns in the group include North Berwick, Kennebunk, Kennebunkport, Old Orchard Beach, Wells, Dayton, Acton, Shapleigh, Buxton and South Berwick. Sanford currently has a very low…
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A festive donation drop at one of the 11 Partners Bank locationsgreets those bringing non-perishable food items for the Food Drive for Children.Photo: Partners Bank Compiled by Carolyn Cadigan Banking on your generosity to feed hungry children: Through Nov. 30, Partners Bank is holding a Food Drive for Children at each of their 11 branch locations throughout Maine and New Hampshire. All collected non-perishable food items will be donated to either End 68 Hours of Hunger or Gather. While all…
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School Notes

The Sanford Regional Technical Center (SRTC) held its annual Careerand College Fair on Nov. 9. Nearly 1,000 students and over 110 companies,colleges and military branch representatives were in attendance.  Photo:  Sanford School Department  By Carolyn Cadigan  Where do we go from here? On Nov. 9, the Sanford Regional Technical Center (SRTC) held its annual Career and College Fair, which was attended by nearly 1,000 students from SRTC and Sanford High School. Over 110 companies, colleges and military branch representatives were present.…
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City of Sanford Board & Committee Openings 

Want to have a say in how things are run in Sanford? The City has a number of openings for volunteers to get involved.  The Airport Advisory Committee has one opening to fill an unexpired term ending 12/31/25 for a Sanford resident who may or may not hold a pilot’s certificate.  The Board of Appeals has four openings, each for a three-year term.  This board hears and decides administrative and dimensional variance appeals and works closely with the Director of…
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PASSAGES

Compiled by Rev. Susan Murphy David Erickson of Sanford, veteran, loving husband, father and grandfather, died on Nov. 7, 2023, at SMHC in Biddeford. Born on June 22, 1963, in Portland, David grew up in Buxton and graduated from Bonny Eagle High School. He entered the Army out of high school and went on to be a combat veteran who would earn a Bronze Star. He was seriously wounded while serving in Operation Desert Storm and spent many months recuperating…
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