News Notes: May 20, 2021

Come support the Landscape & Horticulture program at SRTC at their Plants Plus Sale next week. They will have herbs, vegetables, flowers & houseplants in one big sale. All plants and products are created by the students. The sale runs Monday 5/24 through Friday 5/28 from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., and Saturday 5/29 from 9:00 to noon. It will take place in the parking area outside the Landscape & Horticulture Greenhouse. Cash and checks accepted. Kids, check out Sanford…
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City Council 5/18 Meeting Summary

Councilor Bob Stackpole led the pledge of allegiance and asked for a moment of silence. In her report, Mayor Anne-Marie Mastraccio said the proposed revisions to the Council’s Rules and Order of Business, which had been debated at the previous meeting, did not pass the legal review, so the document is not ready for approval. It will be taken up again at a future meeting. Councilor Stackpole gave an update on last week’s Zoning and Solid Waste Subcommittee meetings. At…
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Three Sanford Properties Declared Dangerous

At the City Council meeting on May 18, public hearings were held to determine if three properties in Sanford meet the requirements for the city to declare them dangerous buildings. The first property discussed was 18 Winter St., a duplex which has been vacant for many years. It has been owned by Bradley Estabrook of Laconia, NH, since 2004. The property has been in foreclosure for over three years. Ian Houseal, Director of Community Development, showed photos of the exterior…
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SRTC Robotics Team Takes 5th Place in International Competition

by Kathy Sargent Congratulations to Sanford Regional Technical Center's Team 3451 (a/k/a our Engineering Applications with Robotics classes) for their 5th place finish in the Infinite Recharge at Home Competition sponsored by FIRST Robotics.  In the words of Brent Sirois, SRTC Engineering Applications with Robotics Instructor, “The First Robotics game of ‘Infinite Recharge at Home’ was a great success that gave us a feeling of normalcy in a year that has been anything but.  We had the option of using last…
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Volunteers Needed for Goodall Brook Clean-Up

Prior to the start of alteration work to the stream channel to be done by environmental contractors later this year, the Steering Committee overseeing the restoration of Goodall Brook is seeking community volunteers to help with a general clean-up on Wednesday, May 26 of two of the intended worksites. The clean-up is being organized by Steering Committee members led by Sanford High School science teachers Beth Marass and Lindsay Strout, retired city engineer Mike Casserly, and York County Soil and…
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