VFW Scholarship Contest

Do you know a patriotic student in grades 6-8 who could use $5,000 and would enjoy an all-expense paid trip to our nation’s capital? Encourage them to enter the VFW and Auxiliary Patriot’s Pen essay contest. Each year, more than 138,000 middle/junior high school students from across the country compete for $900,000 in state and national awards with each first-place state winner receiving a minimum of $500 at the national level. This year’s theme is “What is Patriotism to Me?”…
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New Flight School Opening at Airport

A new flight school, BDF Air, is coming to the Sanford Seacoast Regional Airport. The school will offer training and certification to pilots who want to fly multi-engine aircraft. The company’s Beechcraft Duchess plane will be housed in the former city hangar. Airport Manager Allison Navia told the City Council’s Property Subcommittee on Tuesday that BDF Air will fit in well with the Airport’s other offerings. A five-year operating rights agreement, with optional five-year extension, has been approved. Ms. Navia…
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BMV Update

The Springvale Bureau of Motor Vehicles office will likely not be reopening until mid-November. According to Kristen Muszynski, Communications Director for the Secretary of State’s office, a decision on a reopening date will be made after October 20. In the meantime, the Kennebunk office, which is currently open by appointment only, will begin accepting walk-in traffic after September 29. The closest office that currently takes walk-in traffic is in Scarborough, where lines are reportedly three hours long or more. Some…
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Social Club COVID Outbreak Numbers

In an email Wednesday afternoon, Maine CDC confirmed the latest numbers for Covid-19 outbreaks in Sanford. American Legion Post 19: 12 casesAmvets: 8 casesLafayette Social Club: 10 casesSanford VFW: 10 casesElks Lodge 1470: 4 cases The Elks Lodge is the most recent investigation, opened Wednesday. When questioned whether the numbers in the social club outbreaks represented unique individuals, or if the same individuals were being counted multiple times, Maine CDC spokesperson Robert Long replied, "Our epidemiologists are investigating whether there…
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News Notes: September 13

Sanford City Councilor Luke Lanigan reports that the Springvale Bureau of Motor Vehicles office is getting closer to reopening. With the Kennebunk office open only by appointment, and lines of three hours or more at the Scarborough office, that is welcome news. Adam Duvall, a member of the Sanford Mainers baseball team in 2009, has been on a tear recently with the Atlanta Braves. He has become the first player in Braves’ history to hit three home runs in two…
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