Memorial Day 2024 Activities Planned

Compiled by Zendelle Bouchard Sanford will commemorate Memorial Day with a full day of activities on Monday, May 27, including a parade (weather permitting) and ceremonies honoring our nation’s fallen service members. Wreath Laying The Sanford Veterans Memorial Committee will kick off the day with wreath laying ceremonies at cemeteries and other locations around town. Committee members will gather at downtown Dunkin’ Donuts at 7:30 am and proceed by car to the following locations, in this order, to lay wreaths.…
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Pratt & Whitney Volunteers Transform Veterans Cemetery for Memorial Day

As Memorial Day approaches each year, a dedicated team of volunteers from Pratt & Whitney in North Berwick steps in to help prepare the grounds of the Southern Maine Veterans Cemetery in Springvale. This annual event has become essential for the cemetery, which faces staffing shortages and damage from harsh winter storms, leaving the grounds in need of significant cleanup. The cemetery's small staff focuses primarily on burials, headstone placements, and mowing, leaving them without the manpower to handle the…
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Community Calendar: May 25 – June 2, 2024 

Compiled by Lisa Blanchette Have an event coming up? Email events@sanford-springvalenews.com Visit our Events Calendar https://sanfordspringvalenews.com/events/ for details on these and future events. Saturday, May 25 Sanford Farmers’ Market, 8 am, Central Park, 920 Main St. Veterans Memorial Committee-Flags, 9 am, St. Ignatius Cemetery, Berwick Rd. Baby Blessings, 10 am, St. George’s Episcopal Church, 3 Emerson St. Community Plant Exchange, 10 am, Eldredge Lumber, 1787 Main St. 4H Pollinator Protectors of York County, 10 am, Eldredge Lumber, 1787 Main St.…
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New Businesses and Development Come to Sanford

Sanford Economic Growth Council Small Business Advocate Mary Hastings and Executive Director Keith McBride present the council’s quarterly report. Photo: City of Sanford By Renée Morin At the City Council’s meeting on May 21, Keith McBride and Mary Hastings of the Sanford Regional Economic Growth Council highlighted some of the recent and future business to come to Sanford, including: Downhill Bagel on Main Street, Springvale Knots & Bolts, a craft store, in the former Bergeron’s Shoe store Dayton Trailer Sales…
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City Council Meeting Summary May 21

Jeff Roblee is sworn in after being promoted to Lieutenant Paramedic Credit: City of Sanford By Renée Morin The City Council met Tuesday May 21, 2024, for its regular meeting. All members were in attendance. Mayor’s Report/City Council Sub-Committee Reports Mayor Becky Brink began the meeting with a brief history of Memorial Day. She followed this by expressing gratitude for the work that has been done by the Homeless Task Force. Reporting for the Hazardous Waste Sub-committee, Councilor Robert Stackpole…
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