News Notes: November 12, 2023

Woodland management practices provide a healthy habitat for wildlife,including the New England cottontail rabbit, which utilizes cover to hide from predators.Photo: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service - Northeast Region By Carolyn Cadigan Promoting wildlife habitat and woodland diversity: Maine Woodland Owners invites the public to "Managing Your Woods for Wildlife" with Joseph Roy, Private Lands Wildlife Biologist at the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife. The event will be held at the Woltersdorf Woodlot in Sanford on Sunday, Nov.…
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COMMUNITY CALENDAR November 13-19

Compiled by Lisa Blanchette Monday, Nov. 13   A Family for ME live Q&A, Noon-1 pm and 6-7 pm, via Zoom  Tuesday, Nov. 14   Municipal Operations & Property Subcommittee Meeting, 8:30-10 am, Online. Agenda  Site Plan Review Committee Meeting, 9-11 am, Sanford City Hall, 919 Main St. and online. Agenda  Public Safety Subcommittee Meeting, 11 am-Noon, Online. Agenda  Matthew Meal, 5:30-6:30 pm, St. Thomas School, 69 North Ave.  Zoning Subcommittee, 1 pm, Online. Agenda  Solid Waste Subcommittee, 2 pm, Online. Agenda …
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School Notes

The Sanford High School Marching Band turns in a 5-star Gold Medal performance at the State Marching Band Finals held at Alumni Stadium on Nov. 4. Originally scheduled for Oct. 28, the competition had been postponed following the Lewiston shootings.Photo: Sanford High School By Carolyn Cadigan  Winning gold at Alumni Stadium: Congratulations to the Sanford High School Marching Band on their 5-star Gold Medal performance at the Maine Band Directors Association (MBDA) State Marching Band Finals at Alumni Stadium on Nov.…
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OUT IN THE WOODS

Possum walking in a field, picking up to 4,000 ticks a week—it will eat them all for snacks!Photo: Diane Borden-Billiot, USFWS These Nighttime Foragers Love TicksBy Kevin Mckeon, Maine Master Naturalist Hate ticks? Then love those opossum!About three million years ago, a continental collision formed the Isthmus of Panama, connecting North and South America, and enabling The Great American Biotic Interchange. Deer, bear, wolves, cougars, and others moved to South America; armadillo, porcupine and others moved north, including the 70-million-year-old…
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“When I want to know what is happening in Sanford, I turn to the Sanford Springvale News. Without their weekly publication, I would be lost!” - Anne-Marie Mastraccio Background image by Lukas from Pixabay
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