Community Calendar: June 19-June 25, 2023

Monday, June 19  Youth Flag Football League Draft, Crystal Athletic Training Facility, 414 Alfred Road  Tuesday, June 20  Sanford DPW-Transfer Station and Debris Area Closed, NO Changes to the MSW Rubbish and Recycling Schedule due to the Monday Holiday  Sanford City Council Meeting, 6-8pm, Council Chambers, 919 Main St. Wednesday, June 21  Wildlife Encounters, 3pm, Louis B Goodall Memorial Library, 952 Main St  Your Backyard Birdfeeder-Maine Audubon Society, 5:30-6:30pm, Springvale Public Library 443 Main St, Springvale  Thursday, June 22  Black…
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Monday's a holiday: City and school offices will be closed Monday in observance of Juneteenth, a federal holiday marking the day, June 19, 1865, when enslaved people in Texas, the last holdout Southern state, learned they were free. Juneteenth has been celebrated as a day of liberation in some states for years but did not become a federal holiday until 2021. In Sanford, the transfer station and debris area will be closed both Monday and Tuesday. The trash and recycling…
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Sarah’s Table

Chamber Ambassador Committee welcomes Sarah's Table to Downtown Sanford.    It's been nearly a year that Sarah Merryman, owner/chef at Sarah's Table, has been bringing the comfort of a home-cooked meal to those who are unable or do not have time to make something themselves. Sarah has cooked beside generations of family members and brings many recipes that have been passed down, along with a story or two to go with them. Meals are fully cooked and ready to eat. They…
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New Mainers moved to St. Ignatius Gym 

The former St. Ignatius Gym became a “temporary housing placement” for dozens of asylum-seeking families this past week.  Some 28 families from Haiti, Angola and Congo DRC were forced to vacate motels where they have been living for the past month because housing vouchers expired. Calvary Baptist Church is making space available until July 2, when the families are eligible to reapply for housing vouchers through the General Assistance program. York County Community Action Corp has taken the lead in coordinating…
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School News

School Budget Approved   A small cohort of voters approved a $61 million school budget Tuesday by an 80-20 percent margin, according to Sue H. Cote, City Clerk and Registrar of Voters. The turnout of 488 voters represented just 3 percent of the registered voters in the city, according to Ms. Cote. The spending plan is 2.3% more than the current budget, which equates to a 34-cent increase on the mil rate from $14.80 to $15.14 (as of 5/16/23) per thousand…
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