Community Calendar: Dec. 11-17, 2023 

Complied by Lisa Blanchette, Events Editor  Visit our Events Calendar for details on all these events and events to come.   Monday, Dec. 11 Holiday Botanical Bonanza (Through 12/22), 8:30 am-1:30 pm, Sanford Regional Technical Center, 100 Alumni Blvd  A Family for ME Live Q & A, Noon-1 pm & 6-7 pm, Online Tuesday, Dec. 12  Municipal Operations and Property Subcommittee Meeting, 8:30 am, Online Public Safety Subcommittee Meeting, 11 am, Online Therapy Dog Story Time, 11 am (during regular Pre-K…
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Sanford Fire Department Food Drive

Captain Scott Lizotte and Bob Grondin, SFP volunteer Photo credit: Rev. Sue Murphy By Robert Spring, Sanford Food Pantry volunteer Members of the Sanford Fire Department did what they do best, selflessly serving and helping the hungry citizens of Sanford/Springvale in a food drive on Dec. 1 and 2. As they have done for many years, they organized the food drive and collected thousands of pounds of food in support of the Sanford Food Pantry (SFP). The volunteers who run…
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Hundreds Show Support for Addy’s

Customers line up at Addy’s food truck Tuesday night to get food and to support the family-owned business. Photo Credit: Jason Cole By Lee Burnett, Submissions Editor Business boomed for Addy’s food truck Tuesday, in a show of support for the family thrust into the spotlight by a violent confrontation on Main Street four days earlier. A TV news crew and people from as far away as Buxton and Gorham joined hundreds of others in the park overlooking Number One…
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City Council Dec. 5 Meeting Summary

Architect’s rendering of the planned Central Park Residences. Photo: ReinCorp. By Zendelle Bouchard The Sanford City Council met Dec. 5, 2023. All members were present. The minutes of the Nov. 28 regular meeting and executive sessions were approved. The amended minutes of Nov. 8 were also approved. Mayor’s Report Voting locations update: Mayor Becky Brink gave an update on the Council’s discussion about consolidating voting locations. See our previous story. The City is waiting to hear back from the Superintendent…
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Out In The Woods: Dead Trees Support Many Kinds of Life

Cavity in dead poplar tree Photo Credit: University of Massachusetts Correction: Last week we mistakenly printed the byline for this column incorrectly. The Deering Pond article should have been credited as follows: Deering Pond - By Kevin McKeon, Director, Mousam Way Land Trust, Adapted from The Natural History of Deering Pond 1 By Gordon "Bud" Johnston. And the footnote should have been listed as follows: 1. The Natural History of Deering Pond, by Dr. Gordon S. Johnston, Professor of Biology,…
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