School Notes 1/24

Congratulations to Sanford High School junior Laila Adawadkar, who is 1 of 30 students and (1 of 2 females) accepted to the U.S. Navy Sea Cadet Arctic Buoy Program.  She will research and build buoys that will be deployed in the Arctic Ice Sheet. Barring any unforeseen staffing issues or new Covid concerns, in-person learning will resume at all Sanford public schools on Monday, January 25. The Maine Principals' Association (MPA) recently announced a decision to allow counties with a “yellow”…
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Subscription Service Now Available!

In response to requests, we are now offering a subscription service for the print edition of the Sanford Springvale News. For $50/50 issues, or $25/25 issues, we will snail mail you a copy each week. Purchasing a subscription for your older friends and family members is a great way to show them you care! Send a check or money order to Sanford Springvale News, PO Box 553, Springvale ME 04083. We also accept Paypal to sanfordspringvalenews@outlook.com. Image by Tumisu from…
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Latest Covid-19 Info

Our community reached an unhappy milestone this week, as a cumulative total of 1,002 cases of Covid-19 have now been reported in the city since the pandemic began. Broken down by zip code, this represents 803 cases in Sanford and 199 in Springvale. This is an increase of 99 Sanford cases and 23 Springvale cases over the previous week, for a total of 122 new cases in the city. This is data as of January 17. As of January 20,…
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News Notes 1/21

The Maine Principals' Association has decided that schools in counties designated yellow may now begin holding sports practices and games, and other activities. York County has been designated yellow for over a month. Schools have been closed for two weeks due to Covid outbreaks, but are expected to reopen Monday, January 25. Sanford's Athletic Director Gordie Salls said "I’m very happy for the student athletes to have the opportunity to return to sports. Its been a stressful time for everyone…
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City Council 1/19 Meeting Summary

Mayor Anne-Marie Mastraccio announced that, instead of City Council members reciting the pledge of allegiance out of unison, effective immediately one Councilor would recite it, and that they would take turns at subsequent meetings. Councilor Robert Stackpole did the honors.In her report, Mayor Mastraccio spoke about the recent Leadership Team meeting she attended with Deputy Mayor Maura Herlihy, City Manager Steven Buck, Finance Director Ronni Champlin, Superintendent of Schools Matt Nelson and School Committee Chair Don Jamison and Vice Chair…
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