Community Calendar: January 8-15, 2024

69 days til spring! Photo: Congerdesign on Pixabay. Compiled by Zendelle Bouchard For more information on these events as well as future events, visit our Events Calendar at https://sanfordspringvalenews.com/events/. Monday, Jan. 8 Baby Rhyme Time, 10 am, Springvale Library, 443 Main St. For babies under 3 years old with parents or caregivers. Lego Builders Club, 3:30 pm, Springvale Library, 443 Main St. Ages 3-13 welcome. Legos provided. School Committee meeting, 6 pm, City Hall Council Chambers, 919 Main St., 3rd…
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Sanford Community Youth Alliance offering host family program for unhoused students

By Sam Bonsey, Communications Coordinator, Sanford School Dept. Every day, an alarming number of students are unhoused for various reasons. The Sanford Community Youth Alliance (SCYA) exists to reduce and support unaccompanied youths in Sanford who attend our schools and are at risk of becoming homeless, are actively experiencing homelessness or are transitioning out of a temporary housing program. SCYA is working to develop and train approved host families who can offer a teen a stable home environment. SCYA plans…
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Come in From the Cold to Help Sanford’s Unhoused

Donations From Past Event Photo: Barbara Sutcliffe By Lawrence Furbish, Rotarian As anyone who keeps up with the news will know, one of the significant and challenging issues facing communities throughout Maine is how to deal with our increasing numbers of unhoused people. The City of Sanford has created a Homelessness Task Force to work on this difficult humanitarian problem. The latest estimate is that there are 155 people in our city living outdoors or in their vehicles. So, what…
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Lecture Series of 8 Talks Starts Jan. 10

Nancy Ponzetti This winter’s Gary Sullivan Lecture Series kicks off on Wednesday, Jan. 10 at 1 pm with a talk about the Wabanaki Confederacy. Historian Nancy Ponzetti’s address is entitled “People of Land of the Dawn.” All but one of the eight talks in the York County Senior College series in January, February, and March will be held on Zoom. Registration is $25 for the entire series. Full details about courses and a registration link can be found here. Here…
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News Notes: January 7, 2024

Exhibiting faith in action, St. Thomas School students in grades seven and eight help serve the noontime meal at the Sanford-Springvale YMCA’s Trafton Senior Center. Photo: St. Thomas School Compiled by Carolyn Cadigan Faith in action at the Trafton Senior Center: St. Thomas School has expanded its partnership with the YMCA’s Trafton Senior Center. Students from the seventh and eighth grade visit Trafton every other Friday to assist with serving their noontime meal. This service-learning opportunity puts the students’ faith…
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