Get Ready for WinterFest 2022!

Kids, get out your snow tubes and ice fishing gear – WinterFest is coming! Sanford’s annual celebration of all things cold and wintery kicks off on Saturday, February 19 with the Youth Ice Fishing Derby at Number One Pond, brought to you by Sanford Parks & Rec and the Carl J. Lamb School PTA. The Derby is free and open to kids age 15 and under. Bait and traps will be provided on a first-come, first-served basis. You can register…
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School Committee Meeting Summary

The Sanford School Committee met January 24, 2022. All Committee members were present. The minutes of the previous meetings were approved. There were no public comments. Communications Donation: Superintendent of Schools Matt Nelson thanked H. A. Mapes, Inc. for their donation of $2,000 from the company’s Spirit Pump Raiser fundraiser in October and November. Mr. Nelson said the funds will be used to help benefit students at Sanford High School and Sanford Regional Technical Center. Committee Reports Construction: The decision…
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Good News From Sanford Schools: January 26, 2022

Compiled from staff reports and Facebook posts Sanford High School As SHS wrapped up Semester One of the school year, Project Graduation provided all of our students with a "Survival Kit" to help them through final assessments in their classes. The kits included goodies from Vitamin water to essential school supplies to keep them motivated through the end. Each kit also included a gift certificate for a four-pack of Frannie's Mini Donuts. Project Grad created and donated over 1,050 kits…
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News Notes: January 23, 2022

You might assume Portland International Jetport is the busiest airport in Maine, but it's actually our own Sanford Seacoast Regional Airport (SFM). With 38,515 takeoffs and landings in 2020, SFM has more takeoff and landings than any other airport in the state. Help support the Sanford-Springvale YMCA Titans Swim Team Scholarship Fund! This online fundraiser through Meadow Farms has something for everyone - chocolates, wrapping paper, plants, candles, home decor and so much more! Click this link to help make…
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Sanford Community Garden Now Accepting Applications

Press Release Seed catalogues are coming in, and it's time to think about our gardens, and renew not only our scents of the spring gardening soil but also our 2022 Sanford Community Gardening applications. The Garden is part of the David and Linda Pence Community Ecology Center at the McKeon Environmental Reserve in Springvale. Mousam Way Land Trust, the Garden’s sponsor, has noticed increasing demand for these raised beds, so an expansion project has doubled the original size to 52, 4’x12’ beds. Also, gardeners…
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