Acton Fair Returns This Weekend

After taking a year off during the worst of the pandemic, the Acton Fair returns this weekend with all your favorite attractions and events. The festivities kicked off Thursday, August 26 at 9:00 a.m. with judging of oxen and steers in the show ring. The packed schedule of agricultural and arts and crafts competitions, music and entertainment of all kinds, commercial exhibits, carnival rides, fair food and more will wind up Sunday, August 29 at 6:00 p.m. Local farmers will…
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Sanford Pride Elementary Ready to Welcome Students

The multi-year reorganization of Sanford’s schools will be nearly complete when Sanford Pride Elementary School opens its doors to students in grades 1-4 on Monday, August 30. Kindergarteners start September 1. The building which has been transformed into Pride Elementary over the past year was built as Sanford Junior High School in 1959, and enlarged in 1980. The latest renovations make it more usable for the primary grades, while upgrading major systems and adding the latest technology. The exterior changes…
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Soaring Property Values Mean Higher Tax Bills For Homeowners

Most Sanford and Springvale homeowners got unhappy news in their property tax bills this week, as the big bump in the residential real estate market has resulted in higher tax bills for homeowners. Many commercial property owners, by contrast, saw their tax bills drop, as the value of commercial property has not increased at the same rate as residential property. The amount in the school and municipal budgets to be raised by taxation increased in total by 1.06% this year,…
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Library Corner: Goodall

by Goodall Library Staff Our Tails & Tales Summer Reading Program for youth and for adults ended on August 21st and it was a huge success! We had 196 participants in this year’s Tails & Tales Summer Reading Program, all of whom read a total of over 4,000 books. The staff here at Goodall Library is so proud of all our readers and can’t wait to have some more logging fun in the Winter Reading Program in a few months. We also want…
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Arrests & Summonses: August 15-21

There were no arrests or summonses on Sunday, August 15. Sanford Police, along with multiple units of the Fire Department/EMS, responded to a motor vehicle accident at the intersection of Cottage and Lafayette Sts.. The patient was transported to the hospital. The Department also responded to disturbances on Grammar St., Twombley Rd. and Ridgeway Ave., among other calls that day. On Monday, August 16, a 38-year-old resident of New Durham, NH, was arrested for domestic violence assault with a prior,…
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