Sanford/Springvale Limelight

Motor Booty Affair Local Arts and Events by Brian Boisvert Rock the Waypoint Music Fest! Waypoint (formerly known as Waban), a non-profit organization serving children with special needs in Maine, will be hosting its annual music festival fundraiser on June 1 from 2:00–6:00 pm at their waterfront property off Route 4 at 5 Dunaway Drive. This is the charity's biggest event of the year. Motor Booty Affair, dubbed “The Ultimate Disco Party Band” will be singing everyone’s favorite ‘70s hits…
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Sanford High School Music Director Honored as Outstanding New Educator

From left to right: Kyle Smith, who nominated Hailey, Hailey Franceour, and Ryan Geary, the Choral Director at Sanford High School. Courtesy Photo By Sam Bonsey, Sanford Schools Communications Coordinator Sanford High School's music program is hitting all the right notes these days. SHS Music Director Hailey Francoeur was recently named the 2023-2024 Maine Music Educators Association Outstanding New Music Educator of the Year at the state conference at the University of Maine in Orono. The award recognizes Francoeur’s work…
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Accessible Garden Beds Coming to Community Garden

With accessible garden beds, gardeners can work sitting down. Credit: Brenda Bazán / San Antonio Report By Kevin McKeon, Master Gardener Volunteer Thanks to the generosity of a local bank, the Mousam Way Land Trust this year is building something new at the Sanford Community Garden – accessible beds that allow gardeners to tend plants while seated in wheelchairs. A Kennebunk Savings Bank grant has enabled the trust to construct a 20 by 50-foot deck that will eventually house six…
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School Notes

Boomer’s Bookworms student reading challenge isn’t over yet. Compiled by Carolyn Cadigan There’s still time to read your way to the ballpark: Less than three weeks remain for Boomer’s Bookworms preseason reading challenge. Students are urged to keep logging in their reading hours to get free tickets to a Sanford Mainers home game this summer. For those kindergarten through grade 8 students who haven’t joined yet, there is still time to sign up at Springvale Library, Zippy Copy Center or…
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Sports Notes

Tanner McCann has helped lead the SHS Baseball team to a 9-4 record Photo: WMTW Screenshot Compiled by Sam Bonsey, Sanford Schools Communications Coordinator Sanford Lacrosse Senior Scores 200th Career Point Sanford senior Ayden Lockard scored his 200th career point for the Noble/Sanford Varsity Boys’ co-op lacrosse team against Morse on Friday, May 17. Lockard has helped lead the boys’ lacrosse team to a 7-3 record as of Wednesday, May 22. SHS Senior Named WMTW Scholar-Athlete of the Week Sanford…
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