News Notes: September 19

Sanford kids love bikes! On a warm fall or spring day, the bike rack at the Sanford Middle School is full of bikes, and the Middle School Bike Club has grown with enthusiastic members riding the Mousam Way and Rail Trail once a week after school. Now you have the opportunity to add to the experience. Having hosted a Bike Club for several years, the Middle School has reserved a room just for bikes. They would like to equip the…
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People Around Town (and Out of Town!)

Former Sanford alumnus, Chris Kumka (SHS, '93), will be leading the Sanford Springvale Basketball Association this year, operating out of the Nasson Community Center. Nasson is excited to welcome Chris, his wife Chambree, and their three sons back to the Sanford/Springvale community. Chris holds a degree in secondary education from The University of New England, where he was a member of the Men's Basketball team. Chris has over 15 years of coaching experience at various levels, which he gained while…
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Sanford Schools to Start Pooled Testing for Covid-19

by Steve Bussiere, Assistant Superintendent of Schools In an effort to prevent the spread of COVID-19, Sanford School Department administrators have been working closely with the Maine Department of Education to implement a free COVID-19 pooled testing program for students and staff. Pooled testing involves gathering test swabs from all consenting participants in a classroom into one “pool” every week and then testing that pooled sample for COVID-19. Shallow nasal self-swabs will be used and test results should be available…
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Spartans Home Game Schedule: September 20-25

Monday, September 20 Girls JV Volleyball, 4:00 p.m. vs. South Portland, Partners Bank Competition GymGirls Varsity Soccer, 4:30 p.m. vs. Westbrook, Alumni StadiumGirls Varsity Volleyball, 5:30 p.m. vs. South Portland, Partners Bank Competition Gym Tuesday, September 21 Girls 8th Grade Soccer, 3:30 p.m. vs. York, Cobb Stadium Wednesday, September 22 Varsity Field Hockey, 6:00 p.m. vs. Westbook, Alumni Stadium Thursday, September 23 Varsity Golf, 3:30 p.m. vs. Noble, Sanford Country ClubFirst Team Football, 4:30 p.m. vs. Thornton Academy, Alumni Stadium…
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Subcommittee Reports: September 14, 2021

The City Council’s Subcommittees met on Tuesday, September 14. This is a brief overview of some of the items discussed. Municipal Operations and Property Trails Grant: The Trails Committee and Mousam Way Land Trust are requesting City Council approval for a grant submission to the federal government’s Recreational Trails Program. Lee Burnett made a short presentation describing how the grant funds would allow the creation of two connecting trails along sewer trunk lines near Sanford High School. The two new…
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