Superintendent: Masks in Sanford Schools to Become Optional Beginning 3/9

March 3, 2022 Dear Students, Staff and Families, Yesterday, the Maine Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) and the MaineDepartment of Education (DOE) announced an upcoming change to the Standard OperatingProcedures (SOPs). Effective March 9, 2022, Maine school units and child careproviders will move to optional masking. The announcement shared that the “change isdependent on continued stability in COVID-19 trends in Maine.” At the next Sanford School Committee meeting on Monday, March 7, 2022, I will berecommending that the…
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News Notes: March 3, 2022

Congratulations to the Sanford Elks Lodge #1470 on winning the 2022 Ritual championship for the state of Maine. Team members (pictured above) were judged on how well they memorized and delivered their lines, and how well they performed the Elks initiation ritual, which is used when new members join the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks. The team will go on to compete at the Elks National Convention in Atlanta, GA this summer. Farrer Chiropractic Center is closing its Sanford…
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Sanford Native Lori Marks Named US Corrections Officer of the Year

Lori Marks, a 1988 graduate of Sanford High School and employee of York County Jail, has been selected as Corrections Officer of the Year by the American Jail Association. She will be honored in May at the AJA’s National Convention in Long Beach, CA. She now lives in Alfred. Now in her fifteenth year as a corrections officer, CO Marks said when she first applied for the position back in 2007, she was a single mom working multiple jobs. She…
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School Committee 2/28 Meeting Summary

The Sanford School Committee met February 28, 2022. All members were present except John Roux. The minutes of the previous meetings were approved. Public comments Chairperson Paula Cote read a statement asking that speakers identify themselves, and limit their comments to two minutes. She asked that speakers be civil, with no disparaging comments against individuals or groups. She said the Committee was there to listen, but would not debate or respond to questions. She added that complaints or allegations against…
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City Council 3/1 Meeting Summary

The Sanford City Council met via Zoom on March 1, 2022. Councilor Becky Brink was absent with notice, all others were present. Councilor Ayn Hanselmann led the Pledge of Allegiance and asked for a moment of silence. The minutes of the previous meetings were approved. Mayor’s Report Mayor Anne-Marie Mastraccio reviewed items that were discussed at last week’s Municipal Operations and Property Subcommittee meeting (see that story.) Councilor Hanselmann reviewed items that were discussed at last week’s Public Safety Subcommittee…
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