Sanford School Sports

By Sam Bonsey, Sanford School Department Communications Coordinator Sanford High School Junior Named One of Press Herald’s Football Players to Watch this Season Sanford High School junior Jordan Bissonnette was named one of the football players to watch in Maine by the Portland Press Herald. Bissonnette was one of 30 players across the state who were recognized by the Press Herald, which described him as a “punishing runner who can also catch the ball and can even play some quarterback.”…

Passages: August 31, 2023

Top row: Thomas Jones, Anne Marie Mosher, Jared Kenney, Rachel Buchala Bottom row: Dolly Ann Bouley, Clifford Dawson, Roland Varney Compiled by Zendelle Bouchard Former Sanford Police Chief Thomas H. Jones, 76, passed away at his home in Farmington on August 19, following a battle with cancer. He served the citizens of Sanford for 13 years, and spent a total of 36 years in law enforcement. He was credited with modernizing the department and building partnerships with other agencies and…

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Acton Fair By Tammy Wells

Community Calendar: August 28-September 3, 2023

Compiled by Lisa Blanchette, Events Editor If your local organization has something upcoming make sure we know about it.We do our best to search for what’s happening in our community, but you can help by listing them as Facebook “events” rather than just a posting on your Facebook page, this gives us all the information about the event in a format that can be copied to our community calendar with ease an accuracy. You can also email us directly using…

Eight Fallen Veterans from Sanford Honored in Wall Display

By Lee Burnett The names of eight former Sanford residents are etched in the traveling replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial that will be on display in Sanford beginning Sept. 7, according to the Sanford Springvale Fallen Veterans Project. The Wall That Heals is a three-quarter scale replica that will be on display on Route 109, South Sanford, in the field across from Walmart. It will be available for viewing twenty-four hours a day beginning Thursday, Sept. 7 until closing…

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