School Committee Meeting Summary

The Sanford School Committee met Monday, November 15, 2021, and opened with the Pledge of Allegiance. All members except John Roux were present. The minutes of the previous meetings were approved. There were no public comments or communications. Committee Reports Construction: Superintendent of Schools Matt Nelson gave a brief update. School Department officials met with the Maine Department of Education to discuss the arbitration scheduled for next month about unresolved issues with the construction of Sanford High School. There is…
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Good News From Sanford Schools: November 18, 2021

Compiled from Staff reports and Facebook posts Sanford School Department K-12 School Counselors Angela Avery is a new 8th grade School Counselor at Sanford Middle School. We are pleased to announce that she will be a presenter at the National School Counselor Conference this July in Austin, Texas. This Conference is attended by approximately 4000+ national and international school counselors every year. Her topic will be Connecting All Students with Suicide Prevention. Angela is passionate about the work of suicide prevention and on…
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Midtown Mall: Free Parking Isn’t Free

On Tuesday, November 16, the City Council’s Economic Development Subcommittee discussed at length several options for raising additional revenue for the City to pay for ongoing maintenance and capital improvements in the downtown area, and specifically the Midtown Mall. The City owns the parking lot there and is responsible for all costs associated with it, including plowing, striping, paving, shoveling the stairs, mulching, etc. The parking lot is currently undergoing improvements including new lighting and a pedestrian walkway, but Community…
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Holly Daze Weekend to Kick Off Christmas Season

Sanford will officially kick off the Christmas season on Friday, December 3 with the return of two great downtown events. The Holly Daze Parade will head down Main St. at 5:30 p.m., beginning from the area of York St. and ending at the Midtown Mall. Santa and Mrs. Claus will bring up the rear of the parade and will stop at Central Park afterward to light the tree. If you want to be in the parade, there’s still time to…
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Police Department Update: November 2021

Police Chief Craig Andersen, Deputy Chief Eric Small and Detective Colleen Adams joined the City Council's Public Safety Subcommittee meeting on Tuesday, November 16, for an update on the Sanford Police Department's recent activities. New Officers: Police Chief Andersen introduced two new Officers who have joined the Department. Both have several years of experience. Officer Jeremy Riddle came to us from Rochester, while Officer Samuel Bennett was previously employed in Saco. Both are Sanford residents. These are not new positions,…
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