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Compiled by Rev. Susan Murphy Brother Mark D. Couture, 89, a Brother of Christian Instruction for 70 years, died peacefully on Friday, Oct. 11, 2024, in Sanford. The son of Donat and Rita (Prefontaine) Couture, he was born in Somersworth, NH, on Dec. 1, 1934. He graduated from St. Ignatius High School in Sanford in 1953 and began his novitiate studies for the Brothers of Christian Instruction in 1954 at Oka, Quebec. He pronounced his final vows in 1959. Brother…
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Real Estate Transactions

34 Shaw St. (10/3 closing, listed below) Photo: Google Compiled by Carolyn Cadigan 10/3, 34 Shaw St., 2-story New Englander, 3 rental units: one 3 bed/1 bath (first floor) and two 1 bed/1 bath (second floor), glass-enclosed porch, full walk-out basement, detached 1-car garage, intown, built in 1887, $400,000 (pictured above) 10/4, R2009B Main St., Springvale, wooded lot, access between 168 and 182 Main St., electricity and public water available at street, zoned for residential, 2,250-foot frontage on Mousam River,…
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Out in the Woods

Photo by Francesco Ungaro Why is the Sky Blue? No Simple Answer By Kevin McKeon, Maine Master Naturalist Earth’s surface is mostly water, so the sky must be the blue water’s reflection from Earth’s atmosphere, right? Turns out it’s a little more complicated than that. The sky looks blue due to something called the Rayleigh scattering phenomenon. It begins with how humans perceive light. Light hits our eyes after refracting through and reflecting from objects. It then gets transferred to…
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Photo of the Week

Swirling reflections along the Mousam Way in Springvale Photo: Terry Jellerson
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Community Calendar: Oct. 12-20, 2024 

Compiled by Lisa Blanchette, Events Editor  Visit our Events Calendar https://sanfordspringvalenews.com/events/ for details on these events and on events to come.   Saturday, Oct. 12 3rd Annual Pete Levasseur Fall Classic, (12th-14th), Shaw Field, 137 Shaw’s Ridge Rd. Free Reiki Circle, 10-11 am, Springvale Library, 443 Main St. Art Sale, 10 am-2 pm, Alfred Parish Church, 8 Kennebunk Rd. Alfred Sanford Farmers’ Market, 8 am-noon, Central Park, 920 Main St. Rolling Thunder Fundraiser Buffet Dinner, 4:30-6:00 pm, Sanford-Springvale VFW 9935, 1…
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