School Committee May 10, 2021 Meeting Summary

The Committee approved the Memorandum of Understanding with Flanagan’s Driving School for the new Driver Ed program at Sanford Community Adult Education. The program will begin June 1. There were no public comments. Chair Don Jamison noted that he received an email from a parent complaining about profanity in “The Show Must Go On,” the Sanford High School Theater Club’s recent musical production. Superintendent of Schools Matt Nelson gave the update on construction and associated legal issues. A claim from…
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Schools Plan A Summer of Learning and Fun

The Sanford School Department is pulling out all the stops for a summer of learning and fun that will keep students connected, help them catch up from any pandemic learning loss, and prepare them to hit the ground running when school resumes full time in September. Curriculum Director Bethany Lambert outlined the plans for elementary, middle and high schoolers at the School Committee’s May 10 meeting. She said the plans include in-person as well as remote activities, and activities that…
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School Department Already Planning for Fall

At the School Committee meeting on May 10, Superintendent of Schools Matt Nelson gave the latest update on the plans for bringing all students back to school in-person, full time, in the fall. It was discussed extensively at the School Committee’s workshop last week, but plans are evolving daily. Mr. Nelson said that classrooms are full now, even though over 700 students district-wide are still doing fully remote instruction. In September, if current social distancing requirements are still in place,…
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News Notes: May 9, 2021

Each month the Crossroads United Methodist Church on Route 202 hosts a food distribution for seniors age 60+. No need to sign up and you don't even have to get out of the car. It is always held on the first Thursday after the first Friday of the month. The next one is this Thursday, May 13, from 10:00 to 11:30. This week a new committee will meet to develop a profile that will aid in choosing Sanford's next Police…
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Real Estate Transactions: April 23-30

Closing DateAddressDescriptionPrice4/23748 Country Club Rd.6 room Cape, 4 bed/2 bath, newer roof, whole house generator, 1.24 acres$275,0004/26Lot 3A-1 Lebanon St.5.46 acre building lot, wooded, near Jellerson Rd., zoned Rural Residential$42,0004/29Sam Allen Rd.74.3 acres, development potential, several atv/snowmobile trails$200,0004/2947 Payne St., Springvale5 room Cape/Bungalow, 2 bed/2 bath, well maintained, fireplace, hardwood floors$229,0004/30809 Main St.New Englander, 3 bed/2 bath, updated, hardwood floors, new 2 car garage$275,000 Subscribe to our twice-weekly email newsletter and never miss a story! Visit sanfordspringvalenews.com/subscribe/ to sign up.
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