Sports Notes

SHS senior Audrey Payeur looks to pass during a game for the Spartans during the 2023 season. Photo: Savannah Knight SHS Athletes, Teams Recognized by Portland Press Herald Compiled by Sam Bonsey, Sanford Schools Communications Coordinator Sanford High School students Sophie Olivio and Audrey Payeur were recently named athletes to watch this fall by the Portland Press Herald. Olivio, a junior, is a goalie on the Sanford girls’ soccer team. Olivio was a first-team all-conference player last season. Payeur, a…

Passages

Compiled by Rev. Susan Murphy Rose A. (Doiron) Melanson, 98, of Sanford, Maine, passed away peacefully on August 27th, 2024 in Sanford. Rose was born on September 18th, 1925, to Stanislas and Marie Anne (Guillemette) Belanger in Sanford. Growing up with eight siblings, her fond childhood memories included playing the card game Hand and Foot and attending the local Catholic school which shaped her strong faith. A hard worker from an early age, she began employment at the woolen mill…

Real Estate Transactions

51 Tanguay St. (8/28 closing, listed below) Photo: Google Compiled by Carolyn Cadigan 8/26, 7 Rock Pond Rd., #7, 6-room Cape-style condominium, 3 bed/2 bath, end unit, open concept kitchen and living room, bedroom on first floor, bonus room over garage, laundry on second floor, slab, attached 1-car garage, patio, built in 2022, $379,900 8/26, 17 Solitude Lane, 12-room Contemporary Cape, 3 bed/6 bath (4 full, 2 half), primary bedroom with ensuite on first floor, laundry on first and second…

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Schools Consider Banning Student Cell Phones

By Kendra Williams The Sanford School Committee took a first step on Aug. 19 toward prohibiting student use of cell phones during the school day. It held a first reading on a proposal that still faces more discussion, surveys of students, parents, teachers and administrators, and a second reading before it can be approved. If it adopts a ban, Sanford would be joining a growing number of districts restricting students’ use of smart phones and smart watches. Parents’ groups and…

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