Library Finally Able to Start Its Next Chapter

By Lee Burnett, submissions editor Work has resumed on Goodall Library’s $4.5 million expansion, five months after a funding interruption halted construction. There was relief and normalcy as workers returned to their jobs, but there are also new challenges as the library begins to unravel months of convoluted finances. “It was basically a juggling act,” said Library Director Ann Thomas, who deferred part of her salary to buffer employees from cutbacks. “I lost a lot of sleep.” The library began…
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Community Calendar: Sept. 14-22, 2024 

Compiled by Lisa Blanchette, Events Editor  Visit our Events Calendar for details on these and future events. Saturday, Sept. 14 Sanford Farmers’ Market, 8 am-noon, Central Park Sanford Elks Soccer Shoot, 9 am-2 pm, Shaw Field, 137 Shaw’s Ridge Rd. 50 Cent Clothing Sale, 9 am-2 pm, St. George’s Episcopal Church, 3 Emerson St. Free Reiki Circle, 10-11 am, Springvale Library, 443 Main St. 2nd Annual Community Baby Shower, 11 am-2 pm, Mercy Chapel, 1861 Main St. 2nd Annual Sanford…
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Central Park Plans Evolving

By Zendelle Bouchard A planned redesign of Central Park may include expansion of the park and the addition of a permanent live Christmas tree that would negate the need to install a cut tree each year. At its monthly meeting on Sept. 10, the City Council’s Municipal Operations and Property Subcommittee discussed possible locations for a permanent tree and a timeline for planting. In 2020, Aceto Landscape Architects created a conceptual plan of a redesign for the park, which included…
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News Notes

Compiled by Carolyn Cadigan Women keeping it local: In late August, checks totaling $9,000 were presented to Gretchen Johnson, executive director of The Center for Grieving Children, Maine, by Deb Bergeron, founder of 100 Women Who Care Southern Maine. Almost 10 years ago, Bergeron started the Southern Maine chapter with the idea of harnessing the collective power of women to donate locally only to Southern Maine area charities/nonprofits serving Southern Maine. Four times a year, members of the philanthropic organization…
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Bob Arsenault Watercolor Exhibit to Open at Historical Museum

By Lawrence Furbish, President, Sanford-Springvale Historical Society Springvale Library, watercolor by Bob Arsenault At its annual meeting on Sept. 26, the Sanford-Springvale Historical Society will open a new exhibit of watercolor paintings by the late Bob Arsenault, who painted thousands of works of public buildings, homes, landscapes and other subjects in the area. Bob, who died in 2018, was a veteran, a musician and music store owner who only began painting after retirement. He painted landmarks in Sanford and nearby…
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