News Notes: February 5, 2023

Read Shawn Sullivan’s column about the closure of Notre Dame Church and the future of Holy Family Church: https://www.seacoastonline.com/story/opinion/columns/2023/02/01/notre-dame-church-in-springvale-maine-to-hold-final-mass/69846252007/. Combatting Textile Waste: In the last year, the City of Sanford worked with Apparel Impact to divert 134 tons of clothing from landfills. That is approximately the weight of 60 pickup trucks. In its Annual Report, Apparel Impact's stats showed Sanford achieved the second-highest tonnage of reusable textiles diverted in the State of Maine in 2022. Sanford was second to Waterville,…
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Passages: February 5, 2023

Lifelong Sanford resident and World War II veteran Leon Tanguay passed away January 27 at the age of 98. Read his obituary here: https://blackfuneralhomes.com/obituaries/leon-tanguay. A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated at 11:00 am on Wednesday, February 8th at Holy Family Church. A live stream of the service will also be available at the parish website https://stthereseparishmaine.org/livestream. Interment with military honors will be held in the spring at Saint Ignatius Cemetery. Alan “Big Al” Nichols, a 1982 Sanford High…
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Piano Has Played ‘Key’ Role in Student’s Life

Silas Noble will compete in Sanford Performing Arts Center’s Hanna Powell Memorial Piano Competition by Laura Snyder Smith “Will I still be able to play piano?” was the first question Silas Noble asked his attending nurse when he awoke from surgery. Doctors had just removed a growing brain tumor, and the nurse joked, “I don’t know, could you play before your surgery?” By that night, he was cleared to test out his chops on the piano in the Maine Medical…
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This Week’s Spartans Home Games: February 6-12, 2023

Tuesday, February 7 3:30pm: Basketball: Boys Unified vs. Thornton Academy at Sanford High School 5:00pm: Basketball: Girls JV vs. Marshwood at SHS Partners Bank Competition Gym 6:30pm: Basketball: Girls Varsity vs. Marshwood at SHS Partners Bank Competition Gym Thursday, February 9 3:30pm: Basketball: Boys Unified vs. Wells at SHS 5:00pm: Basketball: Girls JV vs. Thornton Academy at SHS Partners Bank Competition Gym 6:30pm: Basketball: Girls Varsity vs. Thornton Academy at SHS Partners Bank Competition Gym Schedules are subject to change.…
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City Adopts New Wage Plan for Non-Union Employees

At a special meeting on January 31, 2023, the Sanford City Council approved a new wage and classification plan for non-union City employees. While union employees’ pay and classifications are studied before each contract renegotiation, a similar study for non-union employees had not been done for many years. It was determined that a study would help with hiring and retention of employees in these positions, as the labor market has changed significantly over the past few years. The study was…
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