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The first heat wave of the summer sent people looking for cool places. Kevin Braley of Sanford, foreground, and Marcel Haley-Read of Kennebunk, jumping, found relief at The Leap in Springvale. Photo: Lee Burnett
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Community Calendar: June 22-30, 2024 

Compiled by Lisa Blanchette, Events Editor  Visit our Events Calendar for details on these and future events.   Saturday, June 22 Sanford Farmers’ Market, 8 am-noon, Central Park, 920 Main St. Yard Sale, 8 am-5 pm, Sanford-Springvale Fish & Game Club, 449 Country Club Rd. Car Show, 9 am-2 pm, Acton Fairgrounds, 550 Route 109, Acton Baby Blessings, 10 am-noon, St. George’s Episcopal Church, 3 Emerson St. Mainers vs Bristol, “Country Night,” gate opens at 5 pm, Goodall Park, 32 Roberts…
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Tenters Disperse, Outreach Continues

Public works crews start the cleanup of the former encampment. Photo: Lee Burnett By Lee Burnett, Submissions Editor Mental health outreach workers continue to be in touch with people uprooted by the closure of a large tent encampment in the Mill Yard this week, City Manager Steven Buck told the Sanford City Council this week. Dozens of people were uprooted by the long-announced closure that began Monday morning. Some 22 people accepted offers of assistance through the resource hub at…
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Sanford Community Adult Education Holds Graduation Ceremony

2024 SCAE Graduates Photo: Sanford School Department By Sam Bonsey, Sanford Schools Communication Coordinator "Go do good things." Advice from a father to his graduating daughter decades ago became a message for adult learners as they celebrated their own educational milestone on Wednesday, June 12, at Sanford Community Adult Education's graduation ceremony in the school’s library. SCAE Director Jayne Perkins passed on her father's words of wisdom urging the Class of 2024 to carry this simple yet powerful message into…
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Sanford Team in All-Female Pilot Competition

Sue Tholen, Marisa Jordan and Lenora Lewis sit on the wing of a Diamond DA40 before takeoff. Photo: Allison Navia Southern Maine Aviation, operator of Sanford Seacoast Regional Airport, is sponsoring a team in the nation’s oldest race of female pilots. Sue Tholen and Lenora Lewis, who work at Southern Maine Aviation, and teammate Marisa Jordan, competing as Southern Maine Loonatics, are among 46 teams in the Air Race Classic, a race launched in 1929 with famed pilot Amelia Earhart…
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