School Notes

On Thursday night a small fire in the heating system at Margaret Chase Smith School resulted in school being cancelled on Friday. A built-in safety feature in the heating system shut off the flow of propane, putting the fire out quickly. The system has since been repaired. The Sanford School Department has an online survey for parents/guardians of students who are on the hybrid learning plan (currently attending school two days a week). They now hope to expand in-person instruction…
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Sports Notes

Basketball takes no vacation! On Wednesday, February 17, the Boys First Team will play Biddeford at 10:00 a.m., Boys JV will play Noble at 11:30 and Boys Varsity will play Noble at 1:00 p.m. These are all home games which will be streamed on WSSR-TV's YouTube channel. The Girls Varsity team will travel to Noble for a game at 11:30 a.m., and Girls JV will play at Biddeford at 4:30. Sanford Soccer needs your help! After having to make the…
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Explore the Sanford Community Forest

Three Rivers Land Trust is hosting walks of the proposed Sanford Community Forest, with the first one scheduled for Sunday, February 14 (weather permitting). The other dates are March 14 and April 11. The trail is a little less than two miles and is expected to take no more than 2 hours to complete. For the February walk, snowshoes are recommended, but participants can also try using cross country skis or snow boots if desired. The walks are being led…
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Lanigan to Fight Removal

City Councilor Lucas Lanigan told the York County Coast Star this week that he plans to challenge his removal by Mayor Anne-Marie Mastraccio from the Council’s advisory subcommittees on the grounds that it violates Sanford’s City Charter. At the City Council’s meeting on February 2, Councilor Lanigan was removed from his positions on the Solid Waste Subcommittee, the Fire Station Feasibility Committee and the Land Bank Authority, after complaints from residents about a post on his personal Facebook page. The…
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Latest Covid Data: February 11

New cases of Covid-19 continue to decline in Sanford and Springvale. The latest weekly update, with data as of February 7, shows 43 new cases of the virus in Sanford and 8 in Springvale, for a total of 51 new cases in our community. This is down from the previous week’s total of 59 new cases. The cumulative total now stands at 952 in Sanford and 235 in Springvale, for a total of 1,187. There were 829 new cases in…
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