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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Community Calendar: February 27 – March 5, 2023

Monday, February 27 Red Cross Blood Drive, noon - 5:30 pm, North Parish Church, 893 Main St. School Committee Budget Workshop, 4:00 - 6:00 pm, City Hall Council Chambers, 919 Main St., 3rd floor. This is an in-person meeting, open to the public, but no Zoom will be available. It will be available on Channel 26, and live-streamed at Town Hall Streams and on WSSR's YouTube channel. A recording will be available after the meeting has ended. The agenda includes…
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News Notes: February 26, 2023

Five multifamily properties in Sanford/Springvale were sold last week as a bundle for $1.95 million. The properties are located at 11 Butler St., 52 School Street, 25 State St, 3 Maple St, and 5 Maple St. and include 22 units. The seller was Spruce Lane Investments, LLC, and the purchaser was White Bark Properties, which owns hundreds of rental apartments in southern Maine, including 48 separate properties in Sanford/Springvale. 11 Butler St. in Springvale (Google photo.) The Sanford Police Dept. hosted…
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Dancers Step Their Way to Sanford Stage

Press Release Just in time for St. Patrick’s Day comes an unbelievable new show that brings together three styles of exhilarating dance forms – Ottawa Valley stepdance, Irish stepdance, and tap. The StepCrew takes the stage at the Sanford Performing Arts Center at 7 p.m. Thursday, March 9. With virtuosic dancers and musicians from the likes of The Chieftains, Cherish The Ladies, and Bowfire, this cast of outstanding talent will take you on a dance journey. As champions in their…
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