Sanford Winter Marching Groups Win Gold

Press Release The Sanford Winter Color Guard and Sanford’s “Impact” Indoor Percussion both scored Gold Medals at the Maine Band Directors Association Finals competition, held Sunday, March 27, 2022 at Sanford High School. The staff, parents and fellow students are all immensely proud of the hard work, dedication and spirit shown by all the students involved in these groups. Both performances were distinct crowd pleasers and brought huge cheers from the audience. The Winter Guard show was a dramatic evocation…

Air National Guard Member Credits Employer for Support

Press Release Michael Ramian, parts director at Advantage Truck Group in Seabrook, NH, was honored with the Employer Support for the Guard and Reserve Patriot Award during a ceremony on Friday, March 18, 2022, thanks to a nomination by his employee, Sanford resident Keith Reid. Reid is a member of the Air National Guard. Administered by the U.S. Department of Defense, the award recognizes supervisors for their outstanding support of employees in the National Guard or Reserve. Reid, who is…

2022 Principal’s Award Winner

Press Release Isabella Farrington, a senior at Sanford High School, has been selected to receive the 2022 Principal's Award, Principal Matthew Petermann announced this week. The award, sponsored by the Maine Principals' Association, is given in recognition of a high school senior's academic achievement and citizenship. “Isabella is an amazingly talented student who is involved in many different ways here at Sanford High School. She has been an active student member of the Sanford School Committee, involved in our theater…

Sanford Resident to Star on “Naked and Afraid”

Sanford’s own Charlene “Cheeny” Plante will hit the screen April 10 as a participant in the Discovery Channel’s survival series Naked and Afraid. On the show, a man and woman who haven’t met before are left to survive in a wilderness location for 21 days without clothing, food or supplies. They are each allowed to bring one tool with them, and they are also provided with a pot to boil water. A camera crew is present, but is not allowed…

Charter Review Committee Wants Your Input

The newly-appointed Charter Review Committee held its second meeting on March 28, 2022. Before beginning discussion on the Charter itself, the Committee discussed ways in which they can reach out to residents for input, and keep the review process as transparent as possible. There is now a link on the City of Sanford website (sanfordmaine.org) that goes directly to the page for the Charter Review Committee where there's a form to fill out to send the Committee your comments and…

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