This Week’s Public & Legal Notices: July 23

6 PROULX COURT, NOTICE OF DANGEROUS BUILDING HEARING. On August 3, 2021 at 6:00 PM in City Hall, 919 Main Street, the City of Sanford, Maine, City Council will hold a hearing to determine whether 6 Proulx Ct, identified as Tax Map K15, Lot 36, and further described in a Deed recorded in the York County Registry of Deeds, Book 16467, Page 367 and Mortgages recorded at Book 14601, Page 434 and Book 15191, Page 90, is a dangerous building…

City Council 7/20 Meeting Summary

On Tuesday, July 20, the Sanford City Council met in person for the first time since the pandemic began fourteen months ago. The Council Chambers in City Hall has been newly fitted with three large video screens as part of the effort to integrate remote participation in the meetings. The public may connect via Zoom and be seen and heard on the screens. The volume on the Councilors' microphones had to be increased a few times, but otherwise the system…

News Notes: July 22

The 6th Annual Springvale Farm Walk, happening Sunday, July 25, will give you an opportunity to visit some places and farms you might not normally get to see. Mousam Way's American Chestnut Plantation is one of them. Last week, volunteers from the Sanford/Springvale Mousam Way Land Trust (pictured above) spent the morning clearing the area around the American Chestnut Plantation under the expert guidance of Dr. Bud Johnston, so that everyone who participates in the Farm Walk will get to…

Sanford Parks & Rec Summer Update

by Lori Hegarty, Recreation Director Sanford Parks and Recreation has been busy and active regardless of the rain and high heat index. A handful of track and field participants opted to compete in the Regional Pine Tree State Track and Field Games on July 15. The top four contenders at the Regional Meet moved on to the State match on July 19. Jaslinn Johnson took 1st Place in not only the 100 Meter Dash (with a time of 15.10) for the 11-12 year olds,…

Library Corner: Springvale

Here are the book picks of the week from Springvale Library staff: Adult Non-Fiction: Fairest by Meredith Talusan: "...It's a love story, a queer story, an immigrant story, an American story, a coming-of-age story- a revolutionary story. A most necessary and important book in a world which aims to other us from not just who we are, but who we are meant to become."  Review Adult Fiction: The Living Sea of Waking Dreams by Richard Flanagan: "From the acclaimed Booker Prize-winning author…

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