Broadway Classics on Stage in Sanford

The cast of Neil Berg’s 101 Years of Broadway Photo: SPAC Press Release Following the strong audience response to last season’s “100 Years of Broadway,” creator Neil Berg is returning with an all-new show, featuring new songs and an all-new cast, at 7 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 3, at the Sanford Performing Arts Center. "101 Years of Broadway" is a sprawling revue of treasures from the best-loved musicals of all time. A stellar assembly of Broadway’s finest performers takes center stage,…
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Scout master Bill Kiley and scouts Owen Treadwell, Josh Fogarty, and Mason Cole raise the sail on Adonai, a 60-foot catamaran, while scout Evan Lynch coils line. Photo: Courtesy Karriann Wyman Compiled by Carolyn Cadigan Scouts under sail in the Bahamas: 20 Boy Scouts and leaders from Sanford got to sail a 60-foot catamaran in the Bahamas this week, the payoff for two years of fundraising. The scouts of Troup 327 were training at Sea Base Bahamas, an adventure scouting…
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A Return to Sanford for Local Jazz Legends

Sanford native Mike McGinnis returns for a jazz homecoming with fellow SHS alumni. Photo: Peter Gannushkin, www.mikemcginnis.com By Brian Boisvert Calling all jazz enthusiasts! Mark your calendars for a night of exceptional music as Sanford native Mike McGinnis returns to his hometown along with a stellar quartet for a performance at the Sanford Unitarian Universalist Church on Friday, July 26th, at 7 pm. This special concert reunites McGinnis, a renowned saxophonist and clarinetist, with his longtime friends and fellow musicians.…
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Out in the Woods

White pine needle disease is evidenced by the yellow/brown needles along Sanford’s Rail Trail. Also notice the remnants of last year’s mast year of pinecones. That Cushion of Pine Needles Spells Trouble Photo: Kevin McKeon By Kevin McKeon, Maine Master Naturalist During a recent Mousam Way Land Trust workday, as several volunteers were preparing the greenhouse for its first plastic cover installation, the friendly chatter morphed into a discussion about why our trails are covered in pine needles this summer.…
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Council Compromises on Flag Policy

By Renée Morin At its July 16 meeting, the City Council reviewed its policy on flying commemorative flags as requested by Councilor Jonathan Martell at their last meeting. He had expressed his view that no commemorative flags should be flown at City Hall, as they end up being “controversial and divisive.” Martel made a motion, which was not seconded, that the section dealing with commemorative flags in the city’s flag policy be removed. Councilor Ayn Hanselmann disagreed, arguing that the…
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