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…

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…

Covid & Vaccination Update

The latest data on the Covid-19 pandemic shows a slight decline in new cases in our community in the past week, after sharp increases the previous few weeks. There have now been a total of 1,619 cases of the virus in Sanford, and another 379 in Springvale, for a total of 1,998. Using the latest census data, which shows our population at 21,982, that means just over 9% of Sanford/Springvale residents have been diagnosed with Covid-19 since the beginning of…

School Committee Candidates: Jennifer Davie

On November 2, Sanford and Springvale voters will elect one School Committee member to a three-year term. The candidates are Jennifer Davie and Tonya Pickering. Incumbent Don Jamison is not seeking reelection. Jennifer Davie grew up in Sanford and went to local schools, before moving to Utah for ten years. In 2006 her family returned to settle in Sanford. She left a successful career in real estate to become a full-time mom, and returned to the workforce once her kids…

School Committee Candidates: Tonya Pickering

On November 2, Sanford and Springvale voters will elect one School Committee member to a three-year term. The candidates are Jennifer Davie and Tonya Pickering. Incumbent Don Jamison is not seeking reelection. Tonya Pickering was born and raised in Sanford and attended Sanford schools. Her work experience includes several years in the food service industry, and she has also worked as a pharmacy technician. Currently she is employed as an office administrator for a local nonprofit organization. She has been…

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