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The Porter sisters, Jesse, left and Jill, right, enjoyed the Springvale Farm Walk last weekend.  Photo: Jesse Porter

Community Calendar: August 3-11, 2024 

Compiled by Zendelle Bouchard Visit our Events Calendar for details on these and future events. Saturday, August 3 Sanford Farmers’ Market, 8 am–noon, Central Park Yoga at the Orchards, 8-9 am, McDougal Orchards Kitten Adoption Event, 11 am-2 pm, Pet Supplies Plus, 1364 Main St. (Center for Shopping) Annual Lobster Bake, 6 pm, First Baptist Church of Springvale, 429 Main St. Neil Berg’s 101 Years of Broadway, 7 pm, Sanford Performing Arts Center, 100 Alumni Blvd. Sunday, August 4 Car…

‘Angels’ on a Mission to Serve Street People

Roxanne Hatch, left, and Rebecca Harris, center, hand food items to Diana Bishop, who hadn’t eaten in two days. Photo: Lee Burnett By Lee Burnett Three times a week, Roxanne Hatch pulls a wagon through Sanford’s downtown, delivering bottles of cold water, homemade sandwiches and other nourishment to street people. It’s one of the few served meals available to unhoused residents. Hatch recently took some time off for surgery to repair a hernia, but she was back at it earlier…
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Community Health Center Celebrates 20 Years of Service

Molly Lobel, a nurse practitioner and director of clinical services at Nasson Health Care, attends to patient. Photo: Nasson Health Care By Mike Froning, Nasson Health Care communications specialist When York County Community Action Corporation (YCCAC) opened Spruce Street Health Center in 2004, Google had just launched a new email service called Gmail, Mark Zuckerberg had just begun his Facebook venture, and after 86 years many long-suffering Red Sox fans were celebrating a World Series title. Though much has changed…

News Notes

Ted’s Fried Clams will open a temporary location in Sanford. Compiled by Carolyn Cadigan Popular restaurant coming soon to Sanford: Jason Cole, the owner of Ted’s Fried Clams in Shapleigh, announced that the restaurant will open in August at Main Street Marketplace in the space previously occupied by Bubba Frye's. The restaurant has been closed since May 2023 when a fire damaged the building and caused Cole to be taken to the hospital for smoke inhalation. The Shapleigh location is…

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