Goodall Library Corner

by Goodall Library staff Upcoming Programs: For adults/teens: Goodall Library Book Sale (Saturday October 8th @ 10am - 2pm): We will have TONS of great books and puzzles available to buy at this wonderful event, with all funds going directly into the library to help us make it the best space possible for our community. Hardcovers will be $1 each, paperbacks will be $.50, children's books will be $.25, premium books will be $3 and puzzles will be $1. If you have any…

City Council 9/20 Meeting Summary

The Sanford City Council met Tuesday, September 20, 2022. All members were present. The minutes of the previous meeting with approved with a minor correction. Mayor’s Report Workshops: Mayor Anne-Marie Mastraccio announced that the City Council and Sanford Housing Authority will hold a joint workshop on Tuesday, September 27 at 6:00 p.m., to discuss with other municipal and county agencies collaborative solutions to housing for all, and initiatives currently taking place to address the housing crisis in our community. On…

Trail Partnership to Connect Springvale Natural Areas

At its meeting on September 20, 2022, the City Council voted to authorize Parks and Recreation Director Brady Lloyd to enter into a Memorandum of Understanding on behalf of the City with the Three Rivers Land Trust (3RLT) and the Massachusetts-based Native Plant Trust (NPT) to build a connecting trail, over a proposed joint recreational easement issued to the city and 3RLT, across private property. The trail will connect 3RLT's 550-acre Sanford Community Forest to NPT's 56-acre Harvey Butler Rhododendron…

School Committee 9/19 Meeting Summary

The Sanford School Committee met Monday, September 19, 2022. All members were present. The minutes of the August 12, 2022 meetings were approved. There were no public comments. Communications SHS Accreditation: Superintendent of Schools Matt Nelson reported on a letter from the New England Association of Schools and Colleges’ Commission on Public Schools. They accepted Sanford High School’s five-year progress report and have continued the school’s accreditation. Some of the things the Commission was pleased to learn about SHS were…

SPAC’s 2022-23 Schedule

The Sanford Performing Arts Center announced its smashing lineup of Spotlight Series and student performances for the 2022-23 season with a full-color catalog that landed in local mailboxes this week. The Partners Bank Spotlight Series of world-class shows kicks off October 22 with afternoon and evening performances of Giselle by the Portland Ballet. The tale of "love and betrayal, life and death, vengeance and forgiveness" is the perfect ballet for a crisp fall evening. Friday October 28, the Rodney Marsalis…

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