Sanford Spotlight Shines on Jazz

Jazz at Lincoln Center's Songs We Love is a celebration of the history of American jazz — and its future. Sanford Performing Arts Center joins in that celebration on Saturday, April 1, when Jazz at Lincoln Center takes the stage at 7 p.m. Their stop in Sanford is part of a 47-city tour, from Los Angeles and Atlanta to Orono and Sanford. For over three decades, Jazz at Lincoln Center has been a leading advocate for jazz, culture, and arts…
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Sanford Residents Can Sign Up Now for Curbside Composting

The Garbage to Garden curbside composting service first proposed expanding to Sanford back in 2021, and is finally ready to kick off. Starting the first week of April, residents who choose to participate will receive a 5-gallon bucket to fill with food scraps and other compostable materials. Garbage to Garden will pick up the filled bucket at the curb each week, and leave a clean bucket in its place. Additionally, participants are able to receive a bag of compost each…
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School Committee 2/27 Meeting Summary

The Sanford School Committee met February 27, 2023. All members were present at the start of the meeting. Vice Chair Amy Sevigny left part way through the meeting. The minutes of previous meetings, workshops and executive sessions were approved. There were no public comments and no communications. Superintendent’s Report Student Representatives: Aidan Gendron said students will be choosing classes for the next school year on Thursday and Friday of this week. Emma Adawadkar reported that the Civil Rights Team will…
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School Department Proposes 4% Increase

At its meeting on February 27, 2023 Sanford School Committee approved what Superintendent of Schools Matt Nelson described as “a bare bones budget” for fiscal year 2023/24, which will be presented to the City Council on March 7. When the budget was developed in January, School Department administrators had originally proposed a 6.1% increase in spending. The “turn the page” increase –what it would cost to keep expenses at current levels, with no new spending – would have been 4.9%,…
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Obituary: Rodney Albert Johnson

Rodney Albert Johnson, age 92, passed peacefully at home in Chichester, NH, on February 25, 2023, following a long illness.  Rod was born in Sanford, ME, to Mary (Tabor) and George Johnson and educated in Sanford schools.  The eldest of ten children and father to four, his love of family is legend and connects closely with his love of food. Rodney enlisted in the Navy in 1947 at age of 17, served on submarines, including the USS John Marshall, and…
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