The Storm of July 14, 2020

by M. Allison Navia, Manager, Sanford Seacoast Regional Airport I have said that this year someone with some influence is out there saying over and over again “Pharaoh, let my people go”. That’s an Old Testament joke. But sincerely, just when we thought 2020 had been wicked enough, a freakish hailstorm descended on South Sanford. Dark clouds appeared on the horizon, but there was no reason to think it was any different than any other summertime thunderstorm. Looking at the…

School Committee Candidates: Emily A. Sheffield

At the November 3 election, Sanford and Springvale voters will elect two School Committee members to three-year terms. The three candidates are Paula T. Cote, Amy Turgeon Sevigny and incumbent Emily A. Sheffield. Kendra Williams is not seeking reelection. Emily Sheffield has lived in Springvale for 13 years and is the mother of two young adults. She is the Executive Director of Nasson Community Center and Little Theatre. She is running for a second term on the School Committee because…

School Committee Candidates: Amy Turgeon Sevigny

At the November 3 election, Sanford and Springvale voters will elect two School Committee members to three-year terms. The three candidates are Paula T. Cote, Amy Turgeon Sevigny and incumbent Emily A. Sheffield. Kendra Williams is not seeking reelection. Amy Turgeon Sevigny is a 1995 graduate of Sanford High School and has a nursing degree from Simmons College. She has been a registered nurse at Boston Children’s Hospital for over twenty years and resides with her family in Springvale. She…

School Committee Candidates: Paula T. Cote

At the November 3 election, Sanford and Springvale voters will elect two School Committee members to three-year terms. The three candidates are Paula T. Cote, Amy Turgeon Sevigny and incumbent Emily A. Sheffield. Kendra Williams is not seeking reelection. Paula T. Cote has lived in Maine over 25 years, and has raised her family here.  She has degrees from Florida State University and Middlebury College. She has worked as a Spanish teacher at schools in Sanford and Yarmouth. With 5 children…

Halloween Yard Decorating Contest

$10 will send two backpacks home with Sanford kids who are fighting youth food insecurity. It will also get you entered into our FUN and FESTIVE Halloween Yard Decorating contest in Sanford/Springvale! Make a minimum $10 donation, share your contact info with your donation, and then be all set for judging on October 27 and 28. Judges will drive by participants homes and pick winners in two categories (Scariest and Most Original). Not in a decorating mood? Donations still welcome!…

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