Out In the Woods

El Gordo galaxy cluster Photo: NASA, ESA, CSA, and STScI Even in Urban Sanford, Dark Skies Can Be Appreciated By Kevin McKeon, Maine Master Naturalist On the first night of an Outward Bound team building wilderness camping trip in Maine, one of the teenaged group’s girls was found staring up to the skies with tearful eyes. My granddaughter asked what was wrong. Well, this gal had never before seen such a star-filled sky and was overcome with emotion from the…
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Kitty Korner

Available for Adoption at Another Chance Rescue By Lisa Blanchette   Meet Motley, the epitome of orange cat energy. He is playful, sweet and loves belly rubs. He isn’t sure about other cats but with some patience and a slow introduction he could be fine. He is one-year old, combo-tested (negative), neutered and up to date on all vaccines. This guy will be sure to bring a lot of love into your life. If interested in adopting, please TEXT Liz at…
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School Notes

SHS Administrative Assistants Marguerite Smith, Donna Cormier and Joanne Bourassa (left to right) retired at the end of the 2023-2024 school year. Photo: Madison Nadeau, The Spartan Times Compiled by Carolyn Cadigan Three SHS administrative assistants bid us adieu: The end of the 2023-2024 school year at Sanford High School (SHS) celebrated great student achievements and a new milestone for the senior class; however, it also marked the departure of three of the school’s administrative assistants. Marguerite Smith, who started…
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Sports Notes

Dennis Wilson Throws a Pitch Before a Sanford Mainers Game at Goodall Park Photo: Sanford School Department By Sam Bonsey, Sanford Schools Communications Coordinator School Department's Dennis Wilson Honored with First Pitch at Mainers Game Dennis Wilson, the Sanford School Department's Technology Support Specialist, had the honor of throwing out the first pitch before the Sanford Mainers game on Monday, June 17, at Goodall Park. The special moment was part of the team's Education Week celebration. The Mainers went on…
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Passages

by Rev. Susan Murphy Irene D. (Roberts) Orino, 85, passed away peacefully surrounded by friends and family on June 12. Irene was born on June 23, 1938, in Sanford to Kerwin and Dorothy (Michaud) Roberts. The family moved to Rumford where she graduated from Stephens High and then earned her degree from Gorham State Teachers College, class of 1959. She went on to teach in Mexico, Maine, New York and finally at St Ignatius School, in Sanford. Irene and Daniel…
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