State’s Second Low-Barrier Clinic in Sanford 

Sweetser President and CEO Jayne Van Bramer is flanked by Justin Chenette, director of public relations and advancement,and Senior Director of Community Services Wendy Anders,   Photo: Lee Burnett  Sweetser Opens the State’s Second Low-Barrier Clinic in Sanford  Lee Burnett, submissions editor  A new “low barrier” approach to providing mental health and substance abuse services opened in Sanford earlier this week. According to Sweetser, the statewide agency that opened the clinic at 863 Main St., the Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic…
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Out in the Woods

A snowshoe hare in winter coat stands out on bare ground Photo: Public Domain  Editor’s note: Did you see something unusual last time you were out in the woods? Were you puzzled or surprised by something you saw? Ask our “Out in the Woods” columnist Kevin McKeon. He’ll be happy to investigate and try to answer your questions. Email him directly at: kpm@metrocast.net  Snowshoe Hares Experiencing Camouflage Mismatch   By Kevin McKeon, Director, Mousam Way Land Trust  The woods of Sanford are…
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Free Financial Literacy Materials Available 

Photo: Merlyn Hoek via Creative Commons  Compiled by Lee Burnett  Families looking to teach their children about handling money are encouraged to check out new materials available through the Finance Authority of Maine.  FAME is partnering with the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to provide a collection of educational resources, including free books, on the themes of saving, giving and delayed gratification, according to a press release. The material is geared to students in grades two to five.   Parents and caregivers…
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Planning Update: January 2024 

Railroad Avenue and Ridley RoadPhoto: City of Sanford Planning Department    By Kendra Williams  Fletcher Farm: A public hearing was held by the Planning Board at its January 3 meeting for the application from Patterson Companies, LLC for a 5-lot subdivision and private way located at Jagger Mill Road. (Tax map R15, Lot 79A). There were questions from the assistant city engineer about the retention pond, which seem to have been addressed. There was also a question about four lots…
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Does Sanford Have a Museum? 

Sanford-Springvale Historical Museum Photo: Wikipedia   By Lawrence Furbish and Harland Eastman  Overheard in the checkout line of a Sanford grocery store: "Museum? What museum?"  Well, yes indeed, our city has the Sanford-Springvale Historical Museum located at 505 Main Street in Springvale. It was built in 1873 as the second Town Hall in Sanford and as a public meeting hall. It served as such until 1908, when the current Town Hall in Sanford opened. It then was used in a number of capacities…
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