News Notes: December 10, 2023

A recent meeting of the Planning Board, one of the 11 Sanford boards and committees with openings the city is seeking to fill at the start of 2024. Photo: City of Sanford By Carolyn Cadigan Deadline is looming for volunteers looking to serve on Sanford boards and committees: Eleven boards and committees in the City of Sanford — from the Planning Board to the Sanford Arts Commission to the Land Bank Commission and more — have multiple openings that need…

Sanford School Committee Meeting Highlights 12/04/23

Former school committee member, Emily Sheffield, returns to fill a vacancy. Photo Credit: Autumn Bliss Photography By Kendra Williams Members Present: Paula Cote, Amy Sevigny, Jennifer Davie and Melissa Simpson Student Representatives: Aiden Gendron, Emma Adawadkar and Elise Gendron Committee Updates The Special Education Advisory Committee will be meeting again on Dec. 13. The focus will be on the responsibilities of the director and the IEP coordinator. Curriculum and the Bridge Program will be the focus going forward. The Stipend…

Sanford High School Hosts 24th Annual SMAA Sportsmanship Summit

Student-athletes from all 17 Southwestern Maine Athletics Association schools. Each school chose 10 student-athletes to represent them. PHOTO CREDIT: SHS Athletic Director Zach Lemelin By Sam Bonsey “The Obstacle is the Way” was the theme of this year’s Southwestern Maine Athletics Association (SMAA) Sportsmanship Summit at Sanford High School on Tuesday, Dec. 5. This was the fourth consecutive year SHS has hosted the summit, which brought in all 17 schools from the SMAA. The event allowed student-athletes to come together,…
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School Notes: December 10, 2023

A Sanford Regional Technical Center student prepares a festive holiday wreath to sell at the Holiday Botanical Bonanza. Photo: Sanford School Department By Carolyn Cadigan Deck the halls: Plants Plus is holding its Holiday Botanical Bonanza sale through Friday, Dec. 22, at the Sanford Regional Technical Center. The greenhouse is open while students are there from 8:30 am to 1:30 pm. In addition to wreaths, poinsettias, succulents, and kissing balls, houseplants are available for sale. FMI, email pdurack@sanford.org. If you’d…

Real Estate Transactions

32 Trafton St. (closing date 11/24) Photo Google By Carolyn Cadigan 11/24, 32 Trafton St., 4-room Ranch, 2 bed/1 bath, updates and renovations complete, full basement, deck, near town, $325,000 (pictured above) 11/27, 408 Grammar Rd., 8-room Ranch, 4 bed/2 bath, double wide manufactured home, primary bedroom with ensuite, laundry room, slab, detached 2-car garage, metal roof, patio, oversized shed, 1.49 acres, built in 2002, $345,000 11/27, 9 Pioneer Ave., 11-room Cape, 2 rental units: one 3 bed/1 bath and…

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