Out in the Woods

A woodchuck forages in a field about 100 feet from its burrow under a wood pile. How Many Veggies Could a Woodchuck Chuck? Photo: Kevin McKeon By Kevin McKeon, Maine Master Naturalist This summer, for the third time in six years, we had a woodchuck take up residence under our tool shed at the Sanford Community Garden. This character followed on the heels of a pair of hares that also decided to use the garden as their personal smorgasbord. These…
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How to Vote Absentee

The Maine Secretary of State’s Office is reminding residents that any registered voter may cast an absentee ballot instead of voting in person on Election Day, and that they don’t need a reason to do so. Ballots can be requested online. Printed ballots will be sent to municipal clerks at least 30 days before the Nov. 5 election. Absentee ballots can be mailed to voters and must be returned to the city clerk by 8 pm on Election Day. Voters…
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Passages

Compiled by Rev. Susan Murphy Linda Kay Knight, 64, formerly of Sanford, died Aug. 9 at her home in Allentown, NH. She was born Feb. 19, 1960, in Sanford, the daughter of David and Carolyn (Drown) Knight. She was raised in Alfred and moved to Sanford in 1982. She worked for Cyro for 30 years and then worked as a professional caregiver until retirement. Linda loved to travel, seeing the world’s mountains, oceans and islands. She enjoyed gardening and entertaining.…
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Real Estate Transactions

27 Riverside Ave. (8/16 closing, listed below) Photo: Carolyn Cadigan Compiled by Carolyn Cadigan 8/16, 27 Riverside Ave., 8-room New Englander, 3 bed/1 bath, sunroom, walk-in pantry, unfinished walkout basement, detached 1-car garage, porch, deck, shed, hot tub, 67-foot frontage on Number One Pond, private dock, intown, $399,900 (pictured above) 8/19, 25 Phillipstown Lane, #25, 4-room Townhouse Condominium, 2 bed/1 bath, hardwood floors on first floor, laundry on first floor, basement crawl space, $190,000 8/19, 36 Whitman St., 7-room Cape,…
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Financial Supporters: We Couldn’t Do This Without You  

Our heartfelt thanks to these recent donors: *Patricia Herrick Rynep Vaneldik Jenny Zaviskas (*) denotes donors who have made a monthly giving commitment
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