Recent Home Sales: January 28-February 12

Closing DateAddressDescriptionPrice1/28120 Oak St., Springvale10 room Foursquare, 4 bed/2 bath, 2 garages, built-ins, hardwood, sun porch, 1.1 acres$265,9002/53 Harvard St..19 acres, house must be demolished per City of Sanford$25,0002/10305 Oak St., Springvale5 room Ranch, 2 bed/1 bath, open concept, updated kitchen, .93 acres$234,5002/1043 Redwood Ln.5 room Ranch, 3 bed/1 bath, walkout basement, 2.74 acres$255,0002/1113 Seneca Ave.6 room Colonial, 3 bed/2.5 bath, 2 car garage, hardwood, fenced yard, fireplace$338,5002/129 Roy Dr.Commercial, Roy's Motor Sports, 2400 sq ft building, 2.52 acres$535,000 Subscribe…

Fishing Derby Winners

There was a great turnout at Winterfest on Saturday, February 13, for the Ice Fishing Derby on Number One Pond. 53 kids participated and many fish were caught. In the Large Mouth Bass category, Logan Cormack, age 14, won the blue ribbon with a 16 ¼ inch fish. Olivia Lovejoy, age 3, won second place with her 16 inch fish, and Hannah Morgan, age 13, took third prize for her 15 ½ inch catch. Nine year old Grace Grant took…

City Council Meeting Summary: February 16, 2021

Councilor John Tuttle led the pledge of allegiance. He asked for the moment of silence to be in remembrance of George Smith, former director of the Sportsman’s Alliance of Maine; and James Morrison of Whitman St., whom he described as “a lifelong Yankees fan, but still a pretty good kid.” Subcommittee reports: Councilor Robert Stackpole spoke about the Zoning Subcommittee’s discussion on possible zoning changes to allow for retail marijuana sales. He called it a good starting point, but added…

Latest Covid Data & Vaccine Update

While new cases of Covid-19 are declining in most Maine cities and towns, this week Sanford and Springvale saw an increase in new cases compared to last week. 45 new cases of the virus were recorded in Sanford this week, and 12 in Springvale, for a total of 57 in our community. (Compare that to Portland, which had 60 new cases this week, but with more than three times our population.) There have been 1,244 total cases of Covid in…

Mousam Promenade Taking Shape

The Mousam Promenade, a planned 10-foot wide multi-modal (pedestrian/bike) path around Number One Pond, took a step closer to fruition this week, when the City Council voted to accept a grant of $400,000 from the Safe Routes to School initiative. The funds are targeted toward the portion of the path along William Oscar Emery Drive and Riverside Avenue. Safe Routes to School is a federal program that works to make it safe, convenient, and fun for children to walk and…

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