News Notes: October 1, 2023

Sanford/Springvale leads the top 10 cities/towns receiving payroll distributions from the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard (calendar year 2022) By: Carolyn Cadigan Shipyard impact: The Seacoast Shipyard Association has published the 2022 Report on the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard (PNSY) and its economic impact on the economy of southern Maine. As in past years, Sanford/Springvale residents make up the largest slice of the payroll pie at $40.8 million and sends the largest number of employees from Maine with 513. PNSY impacted the regional…

School Notes: October 1, 2023

Volunteers for the Walking School Bus Program at Sanford Pride Elementary School help neighborhood students reach the morning bus on time. Photo Credit: Sanford School Department By: Carolyn Cadigan Connecting with students one step at a time: For the second year at Sanford Pride Elementary School, volunteers for the Walking School Bus Program make their daily walk in a specific Sanford neighborhood, rain or shine, to ensure kids in the area arrive at the bus on time. Carol Lantagne, the…

SHS Sports Fourth Week Results – 2023

By Sam Bonsey, Sanford School Department Communications Coordinator The SHS football team (3-0-1) remained undefeated and in first place in the Class A South Division as they rolled to a 42-6 win over Marshwood on Friday, September 22. Sanford got contributions from several different athletes. Rhylen Avery rushed for 140 yards and a touchdown while Carter Mills ran for two touchdowns. Makai Bougie had two interceptions. Jordan Bissonnette and Cameron Suhy each added scores for the Spartans. The girls’ soccer…

Real Estate Transactions – October 1, 2023

154 Chick Rd. (9/19 closing date, listed below) Photo Credit: Barbara Sutcliffe By Carolyn Cadigan 9/15, 9 Dale St., 8-room New Englander, 3 bed/1 bath, full basement, detached 2-car garage, deck, above-ground pool, quiet dead-end street, $305,000 9/19, 45 Willow Dr., 5-room Manufactured home, 2 bed/2 bath, eat-in kitchen, vaulted ceilings, laundry room, slab, deck, shed, private lot in Pinewood Mobile Home Park, $109,900 9/19, 154 Chick Rd., 6-room Ranch, 3 bed/2 bath, bedroom on first floor, bonus room, full…

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