News Notes: November 15

The Sanford-Springvale YMCA is now open Sundays from 8:00 a.m. to noon. New Beginnings Christian Church will host a Thanksgiving Day Community Meal, open to all, at 5:00 p.m. on November 26. More info here. Mill Towne Tavern was closed over the weekend for deep cleaning, after a couple of recent patrons tested positive for Covid-19. They are suggesting that anyone who has been in recently be tested. The Sanford/Springvale Basketball Association has announced the cancellation of the 2020-2021 season,…
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School Notes: November 15

The Box Tops for Education competition is on now at Carl J. Lamb School. See the PTA's Facebook post for all the details. While Sanford High School can't have all their traditional Homecoming Week activities this year, students and staff will still show their school spirit. Each day has a different theme: Monday - Flannel Day; Tuesday - Dress Like a Tourist Day; Wednesday - PJ Day; Thursday - Throwback Day (dress in styles from the '60s to the '90s);…
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Covid-19 Case at Middle School

The Sanford School Department announced that an individual associated with Sanford Middle School tested positive for COVID-19 on Saturday, November 14.  There is a possibility that staff or students came in contact with this individual and were exposed to the virus. Out of an abundance of caution, all Sanford Middle School students will have a full remote day on Monday, November 16, while contact tracing is completed.  A Maine CDC or school representative will contact anyone identified as a close contact of the individual…
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A New Chapter for Downtown Revitalization Efforts

On Thursday, November 12, forty Sanford residents, business owners and property owners took part in a Zoom meeting hosted by the Sanford Growth Council, to learn more about the Main Street Affiliate program. The program is a downtown revitalization effort, part of the Maine Downtown Center’s work to advance economic development in Maine downtowns. A presentation by Anne Ball, Program Director for the Maine Development Fund, detailed the Affiliate program, which is designed for smaller communities, or those in the…
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Beaver Deceivers to Protect Deering Pond

by Kevin McKeon On a recent warm November day, as part of its directives of preserving special places and maintaining critical habitats, Mousam Way Land Trust worked with the Sanford Trails Committee and a generous donor to complete a project along Sanford’s Rail Trail. Spring time typically brings snow melt and spring rains, causing water runoff; with that, beaver get busy repairing and building up their dams to hold back, or impound, water for summer storage. This creates the habitat that the beaver need…
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