News Notes 6/13

Watch the Sanford High School Jazz Band perform their Spring Concert including the numbers “Second Line,” “Goodbye My Heart” and “Burritos to Go” on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0G4Gl9fF4Hg. Melissa J. Belanger recently graduated from Husson University with a Bachelors in Nursing degree. Volunteers from the Sanford Backpack Program have planted the garden beds at Carpentier Park with tomatoes, squash and peppers. When the vegetables are harvested they will be added to the food distributions for local families. Sophie Ouelette and Mollie…

Real Estate Transactions: 5/28-6/4

Closing DateAddressDescriptionPrice5/283 Pebble Ln. #38 room Cape-style condo, 4 bed/2 bath, open concept, garage, fenced yard w/deck$271,0005/2816 Yvonne St.9 room Cape, 4 bed/2 bath, completely renovated kitchen and baths, new flooring throughout$260,0006/120 Lebanon St.14 room Colonial, 6 bed/3.5 bath, period details, new furnace & windows, 2 car garage$405,0006/10 Stackpole Ct..33 acre building lot, quiet street, city water and sewer$27,0006/14 Pepinburke Ln., Springvale5 room Colonial, 2 bed/1 bath, big kitchen, 4-season porch, garage, needs some work$128,8506/137 Prescott St.Two Family, 2 &…

Fire Department Log: May 30-June 5

There were no fires in Sanford/Springvale during the week. On May 31, Sanford firefighters with Engine 4 provided mutual aid to North Berwick for an early morning structure fire at 64 Portland St. The Department provided public service at a vaccine clinic on June 1. Firefighters and EMS responded to a report of a glider crash at Sanford Seacoast Regional Airport on June 5, but no incident was located. Sanford EMS responded to six motor vehicle accidents during the week.…

Arrests & Summonses: June 4-9, 2021

On Friday, June 4, there were two civil summonses issued for motor vehicle stops on Main St. in Springvale. Paperwork was also served to a River St. address on a harassment charge. Saturday, June 5, there were no arrests or summonses, but Sanford Police were kept busy with reports of larceny/forgery/fraud at four different locations, two reports of terrorizing/threatening, and many other calls. On the evening of Sunday, June 6, a motor vehicle stop on Breton Ave. resulted in a…

Play Ball! Family Preserves Gil Dionne’s ‘Hometown’ Legacy at New Softball Field

by Laura Snyder Smith It’s the picture-perfect spring afternoon for a game. The sun is shining and there’s not a cloud in the sky. The players are chattering away, and the rival fans are cheering on their teams. With a crack of the bat, the Sanford Spartans softball team takes the lead and the crowd goes wild. It’s an all-American scene here at the Gil Dionne “Hometown Field” on Alumni Drive at Sanford High School and Regional Technical Center. And…

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