News Notes: October 17, 2021

Sanford Middle School is having a pie fundraiser, with some amazing flavors including Bumbleberry, Key Lime, Chocolate French Silk and Peanut Butter Mousse. The Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Whoopie Pie Cake could be your family's new tradition! Order your bake-and-serve and thaw-and-serve pies by October 22 for delivery before Thanksgiving. Pies are made in Maine by Dad's Dynamite Pies of Oxford. See more details here. Please be aware that there is an ongoing telephone scam being perpetrated by someone claiming to…

The Fiery Blonde Tresses of the Goldenrod Girl

by Kevin McKeon There are 19 species of goldenrod, Solidago, native to Maine. These perennial herbs are members of the aster family, blooming alongside them from August through fall. A legend has two girls, one fiery blonde and the other with starry-blue eyes, always wanting to be together and for others to always be happy, so they asked this of a witch. They were never seen again, but next to the blooming bright yellow hairs of the goldenrod can be found the…

Real Estate Transactions: 9/30-10/8

Closing DateAddressDescriptionPrice9/307 Laurel St.6 room New Englander, 3 bed/1 bath, updated kitchen & bath, central air, fenced yard$225,00010/1282 Stebbins Rd.8 room Cape, 3 bed/2 bath, gas fireplace, sunroom, huge deck, firepit, 2 car garage, 1.6 acres$449,00010/416 Mill St. #35, Springvale4 room Condo, 2 bed/1 bath, third floor, deck, views of Mousam River, new washer/dryer$145,00010/547 Walnut Brook Rd.7 room Chalet, 3 bed/2 bath, finished walkout basement, wood stove, 1.5 acres$235,00010/5255 Blanchard Rd., Springvale9 acre buildable lot, mostly wooded, electric on site,…

Legal Notices: October 15, 2021

LEGAL NOTICE CARE AND PROTECTION, TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS, SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION, DOCKET NUMBER 20CP0259NE, Trial Court of Massachusetts Juvenile Court Department COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS Bristol County Juvenile Court, 75 No. Sixth Street, New Bedford, MA 02740 TO: Any Unknown, Unnamed Father: A petition has been presented to this court by DCF (New Bedford), seeking, as to the following child, Joshua Pimental, Jr. that said child be found in need of care and protection and committed to the Department of Children and Families. The court may dispense the…

The Latest on Halloween Events

Feeling eerily creative? Enter Marc Motors’ 1st Annual Pumpkin Carving Contest! Bring your carved pumpkin in to the dealership between 8:30 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. from October 25-27. Pumpkins will be displayed in both showrooms, where customers and employees will vote for their favorite. At noon on October 2, the votes will be tallied. The favorite kid-carved pumpkin will win a $50 gift card to Smitty’s Game Lab and the winning adult-carved pumpkin wins $250 cash! Yes, cash! Limit one…

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