Endowment Funds Exhausted, Work Stops on Library Expansion

The interior of Goodall Library, showing the partially constructed circulation desk area. Photo: Lee Burnett By Lee Burnett, submissions editor Goodall Library has halted construction of its $3.9 million expansion because it has exhausted internal financing and has yet to receive release of a $3 million federal grant. Tradespeople were pulled off the job April 11. The project had employed 30-40 carpenters, electricians, drywallers, roofing contractors and others, according to Steve Dumont, president of TPD Construction Co. “We put our…
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Book Sale to Benefit Goodall Library

Goodall Library is hosting a “donation based” book sale to raise funds to cover its added operating costs of occupying leased space while its building on Main Street is undergoing expansion. The book sale is set for 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday and Saturday, May 17 and 18, at its temporary location at Center for Shopping, 1364 Main St. Operating costs for the library have more than doubled since it moved to temporary quarters, according to a press release.…
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Alliance Seeks Help, Hosts for Unhoused Youth

From left: Cecilia Siriani, Steve Bussiere, Cyndy Pattershall and Carrie Hathaway Photo: Barbara Crider By Barbara Crider A newly formed group of residents has started looking for ways to address a disturbing surge in the number of students in town who lack safe and stable housing. The Sanford Community Youth Alliance, an initiative of Strategies for a Stronger Sanford, is bringing together community leaders, educators and people who work in the area to recruit, vet and train host families. Those…
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City Council May 7 Meeting Summary

Communications Director Jordan Wilson updates the council on the efforts being made to promote the proposed replacement fire stations. Photo: City of Sanford By Renée Morin The city council met on Tuesday May 7, 2024, with all members in attendance. Mayor’s Report Mayor Becky Brink started off her report by expressing appreciation for the staff of Sanford schools, in recognition of Teachers’ Appreciation Week. Brink, along with Councilor Ayn Hanselmann, praised the Sanford Backpack Program which is used to combat…
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Out In the Woods

Nature Works Hard to Produce the Delicate Lady Slipper A lady slipper along the East Trail, McKeon Reserve Photos: Kevin McKeon By Kevin McKeon, Maine Master Naturalist Probably Maine’s best known native orchid, and the provincial flower of Prince Edward Island and the state wildflower of New Hampshire, is the pink lady slipper. These beauties can be seen along many of Sanford’s trails in filtered sunlit areas along pine-lined trails and footpaths. Look for them from mid-spring through June. The…
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