This Week’s Public Notices: January 1, 2023

Public Notice City of Sanford A Façade Grant is being offered by the City of Sanford to owners or tenants of commercial properties on Main Street, between Lebanon Street and Roberts Street. This is an incentive to improve the outside appearance of the downtown. The buildings must include a commercial space on the first floor. The maximum grant awarded is $25,000. A 25% minimum private investment match is required. This is a federally funded program through the Department of Housing…
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Spartans Home Games Schedule: January 2-8, 2023

Monday, January 2 7:30pm: Ice Hockey: Boys Varsity (Marshwood/Traip/Sanford/Noble)vs. South Portland/Freeport/Waynflete at Dover Ice Arena Tuesday, January 3 4:30pm: Basketball: Girls JV vs. South Portland at Sanford High School 6:00pm: Basketball: Girls Varsity vs. South Portland at SHS Wednesday, January 4 3:45pm: Basketball: Boys 7th Grade vs. Marshwood at Sanford Middle School 5:00pm: Basketball: Boys 8th Grade vs. Marshwood at SMS Friday, January 6 5:00pm: Wrestling: Varsity Invitational vs. Multiple Schools at SHS 6:00pm: Swimming: Girls Varsity (Massabesic/Sanford) Meet vs.…
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Sanford’s Apartment Boom

Sanford is set to see a big expansion in the number of market-rate rental housing units in the next two years, with major building or renovation projects happening all over town. The first new units to be available will be at the Sanford Pointe community, being expanded by Scarborough Woods LLC with three new buildings on Patriot Lane in South Sanford. 40 apartments, ranging from one to three bedrooms, are being constructed. Two of the buildings are being constructed with…
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Obituary: Doreen M. Walker

Doreen M. Walker, 75, passed away on December 14, 2022 at Wentworth Douglass Hospital in Dover, NH. She was in the presence of family and surrounded by love. She was born on November 26, 1947 in Providence, RI, the daughter of Mary Garcia Goulart and Wilburn Turner. She was raised in Bristol, RI and graduated from Colt Memorial High School. Shortly thereafter she moved to Sanford, ME. Doreen was a great cook (her Portuguese dish peppers and chourico was the…
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Hanna Powell Memorial Piano Festival Honors Music Teacher’s Heart

When folks remember Hanna Powell, they remember a strong, talented woman who loved music — teaching music, and teaching music to children in particular. After her death in 2017, after a long battle with breast cancer, it seemed fitting to memorialize their musician with a piano competition in her name. The first Hanna Powell Memorial Piano Competition, part of the Maine Piano Festival at the Sanford Performing Arts Center, was held last May. This year the festival is set for…
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