Friends of Oakdale Cemetery Keeping Busy With Fall & Winter Projects

The public lot is along the southern edge of the old part of Oakdale Cemetery. Story and photos by Zendelle Bouchard The Friends of Oakdale Cemetery came together this year with a three-fold mission of documentation, cleaning of gravestones and markers, and repair and restoration of gravestones in Sanford’s largest cemetery. Burial Records Project The group’s current focus is the daunting task of identifying gaps and errors in the Cemetery’s burial records. Valerie Owen, a retired Sanford High School computer…
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Out in The Woods

Stream foam near Hanson Ridge Road Rail Trail Trailhead. The newer, white foam is on the upstream section, left Photo Credit: Kevin McKeon Nature Brews Organic Foam By: Kevin McKeon, Maine Master Naturalist Enter the Rail Trail at Hanson Ridge Trailhead and look to your right near the opening to the granite box culvert — or really, look beside any woodland stream — and you’ll occasionally see a foamy mass. What is this sudsy-looking stuff? There’s a natural explanation. Pour…
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Newly Improved Parking Lot Damaged

From a press release Ruts have been churned into a recently upgraded trailhead parking lot off Stanley Road in Springvale, causing an estimated $1,200 damage. The parking lot is the primary access point to the popular Indian’s Last Leap on the Mousam Way Trail. The improvements to the parking lot were a collaboration between the Trails Committee and Central Maine Power Company, which recently rebuilt a substation. Although damaged, the parking lot is still accessible for trail users, albeit with…
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School Notes: October 29, 2023

Najhaun Simpson assists School Resource Officer Joe Jourdain in the drop-off line at Sanford Middle School. Photo Credit: Sanford School Department By Carolyn Cadigan Bringing a smile to faces every day: Najhaun Simpson, a Sanford Middle School eighth-grade student, has taken on a unique role alongside School Resource Officer Joe Jourdain. From 7:15 to 7:40 each morning, Najhaun assists Ofc. Jourdain in the drop-off line in front of the school, helping to direct incoming traffic so students can cross the…
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Real Estate Transactions

4 Whitehouse St., Springvale (10/18 closing date, listed below) Photo Credit: Google By Carolyn Cadigan 10/17, 5 Downs St., 7-room Ranch, 3 bed/2.5 bath, hardwood flooring, bonus room, finished walk-out basement, attached 2-car garage with storage above, deck, above-ground pool, .46 acre, $360,000 10/18, 4 Whitehouse St., Springvale, 7-room Cape, 4 bed/1 bath, two bedrooms on first floor, pantry, mudroom, screened porch, full walk-out basement, attic, attached 5-car garage, .44 acre, $355,000 (pictured above)
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