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Acton

Ruth Ham: Shapleigh, Acton and Sanford officials discussing future of Emery Mills Dam

Shapleigh selectmen have held two meetings with Acton and Sanford officials to discuss the Emery Mills Dam.

Church services

GREATER SANFORD — Here is a listing of church services throughout Sanford and Springvale and their surrounding communities.

Lorraine Yeaton: Acton Town Hall smells like Thanksgiving desserts

The Acton Town Hall smelled like apple pies baked with cinnamon and sugar as people arrived at the board of selectmen's meeting on Thursday, Nov. 13. Former Selectman Dean Knight stated that he felt the first item on the board's agenda should be serving pie to all present.

Church services

GREATER SANFORD — Here is a listing of church services throughout Sanford and Springvale and their surrounding communities.

Lorraine Yeaton: Voters pass Acton zoning changes

A total of 48 percent of registered Acton voters cast their ballots during the election on Tuesday, Nov. 3.

Church services

GREATER SANFORD — Here is a listing of church services throughout Sanford and Springvale and their surrounding communities.

Lorraine Yeaton: Kryzak named 'Teacher of the Year' for work in agricultural education

Theodore Kryzak is the recipient of the Maine's Agriculture in the Classroom 2010 "Teacher of the Year" Award, as a result of his valuable contributions to agricultural education.

Welcome to the world

SANFORD — The following boys and girls recently were born at Goodall Hospital.

Lorraine Yeaton: Old Acton Town Reports offer a glimpse from a century ago

Richard Neal is collecting old Acton Town Reports for the Acton-Shapleigh Historical Society.

Alfred

Alfred woman dies in crash

WATERBORO — A young woman from Alfred was killed Saturday night after she apparently lost control of her vehicle on a back road in Waterboro.

York County November iIndictments

ALFRED — The following area residents were indicted this month by a York County grand jury.

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GREATER SANFORD — Here is a listing of church services throughout Sanford and Springvale and their surrounding communities.

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GREATER SANFORD — Here is a listing of church services throughout Sanford and Springvale and their surrounding communities.

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Church services

GREATER SANFORD — Here is a listing of church services throughout Sanford and Springvale and their surrounding communities.

Valiquet awarded Doctors for Maine's Future scholarship

BIDDEFORD — Justin Valiquet, of Sanford, has been awarded a Doctors for Maine's Future scholarship.

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Life sentence for Wells woman who set husband afire

ALFRED, Maine (AP) — A Maine woman who pleaded guilty to killing her husband by setting him on fire while he slept got what she wanted. She was sentenced to life in prison.

Lebanon

Locals lead MMA to first-ever NCAA bid

DOVER — This year's Maine Maritime Academy football team is headed where no team in its history has been before, and a pair of local players, plus a head coach who once called the area home, are along for the ride.

Lebanon accident results in power outage, minor injury

LEBANON — A motor-vehicle accident on River Road resulted in a minor injury and caused a power outage on Tuesday, Nov. 10.

Lebanon, Maine man faces felonies after alleged shoplifting spree

ROCHESTER — A Maine man is behind bars after allegedly going on a shoplifting spree at Walmart and Kmart earlier this month.

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Veterans Day ceremony draws large turnout in Lebanon Karen Gerrish: 'How do you thank someone who helped to save the world?'

Approximately 100 residents gathered to honor veterans for Veterans Day at the Hanson School's gymnasium in Lebanon On Nov. 11.

Rochester police log

ROCHESTER — The following items, based on entries in the Rochester Police Log, were selected from 1,048 calls for service from Oct. 27 to Nov. 2:

More than 1,750 ballots cast in Lebanon election

Lebanon Town Clerk Laura Bragg reports that 1,753 ballots, including 350 absentee ones, were cast in town during the election on Tuesday, Nov. 3. The following is a breakdown of how Lebanon residents voted on each question.

Accident causes injury, outage in Lebanon

LEBANON, Maine — A motor vehicle accident near 443 River Road caused a power outage and injured the driver late Tuesday night.

Lebanon Rescue Department's open house scares up a good time

LEBANON — The Lebanon Rescue Department held its 6th Annual Halloween Open House on Friday and Saturday, Oct. 30 and 31.

Karen Gerrish: Election brings out voters in Lebanon

Lebanon Town Clerk Laura Bragg reports that 1,753 ballots, including 350 absentee ones, were cast in town during the election on Tuesday, Nov. 3.

Limerick

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SANFORD — The following boys and girls recently were born at Goodall Hospital.

Lyman

Newfield

CJ Pike: Lions raise over 500 pounds of food for shelter

The Newfield and Limerick Lions Club raised hundreds of pounds of food for Thanksgiving for York County Shelter Programs in Alfred.

Welcome to the world

SANFORD — The following boys and girls recently were born at Goodall Hospital.

CJ Pike: Follow the Snowflake Trail to local open houses

This coming weekend will bring a flurry of activity to Newfield as local businesses open their doors for the traditional fall open house.

CJ Pike: Local business owner buys West Newfield General Store

In less than 45 minutes, the West Newfield General Store had a new owner.

CJ Pike: Does Hannah's spirit still walk the halls in Newfield?

The old house creaked and groaned as Shirley Fleming and her sister made their way up to bed. A heavy branch slapped the side of the house, while a smaller one eerily stroked the window panes.

Sanford

Extradition waived: Kennebunk man who triggered Amber Alert going back to Maine

ROCHESTER — The man who disappeared with his daughter for 30 hours and prompted Maine's first use of the AMBER Alert system waived his extradition back to that state Friday.

Schools staving off H1N1 flu — so far

SANFORD — Despite the continued spread of the H1N1 flu — also known as the swine flu — in Maine, Sanford schools have so far escaped a serious outbreak of the flu that has affected schools throughout the state.

Sanford High golf team awards handed out

SANFORD — Varsity letters and special awards were handed out at the annual Sanford High School golf team banquet held recently.

Hailey's home: Mother - Abduction seems to have had little impact on tot

SANFORD — Lisa Gould looked like any mother of a 2-year-old as she walked into a police conference room on Thursday, Nov. 12.

Mill yard makes the National Register

SANFORD — It's official: The Sanford Mills Historic District is now listed in the National Register of Historic Places.

Walsh, Vogel receive Sanford field hockey offensive, defensive awards

SANFORD—Seniors Krystal Walsh and Kim Vogel received the Sanford High School field hockey team's top offensive and defensive player awards at the team banquet held last Thursday.

Traynham held without bail pending extradition

ROCHESTER, New Hampshire — Gary Traynham, the man who led police on a two-day search after abducting his daughter and allegedly assaulting his estranged girlfriend on Monday, Nov. 9, will be held without bail pending his extradition to Maine.

Goodrich passes 1,000 yard mark for season

SANFORD—Sanford High running back Shawn Goodrich went over the 1000 yard rushing mark this season, gaining 1033 yards in 153 carries. He also led the team in touchdowns with 11.

Dutch to speak on auto racing at Sanford Historical Museum tonight

SANFORD—David Dutch, a resident of North Berwick, will talk about auto racing tonight (Thursday) at the Sanford-Springvale Historical Museum at 505 Main St., Springvale, at 7 p.m.

Impending cuts put school budget in 'deep freeze'

SANFORD — Although school officials do not yet know how much their subsidy from the state will be cut, they have been notified that there will be reductions.

Sanford field hockey first team closes with 5-1-1 record

SANFORD—The Sanford High School field hockey first team closed out the season with a win over Noble and a loss to York to finish with a 5-1-1 record recently.

College notebook

SANFORD—Former Sanford High cross country and track standout Vicky Hewey is among several former Sanford athletes reportedly doing well at the college level. Hewey is the top runner on the Worcester Polytech cross country team enjoying its first winning season in many years.

Gratitude and tradition: Sanford townspeople honor veterans for service in war and peace

SANFORD — A poster hanging at the Sanford Veterans Memorial Gym on Wednesday, Nov. 11, said it best: "Thank you, vets."

SSYAA wrestling signups set

SANFORD—The SSYAA will accept applications for the 2009-10 wrestling season at the Nasson Community Center, 457 Main St. Springvale on:

Roundup: SSYAA Junior Division football results

SANFORD — In mid-season SSYAA junior division football action, Hannaford Brothers remained undefeated by posting a 30-19 win over the Lafayette Social Club.

Sanford-Springvale YMCA hires construction manager and architect

SANFORD — The board of directors for the Sanford-Springvale YMCA has selected the local team of David Joy and Ron Woodward to serve as architect and construction manager for the Y's expansion project.

Ruth Ham: Shapleigh, Acton and Sanford officials discussing future of Emery Mills Dam

Shapleigh selectmen have held two meetings with Acton and Sanford officials to discuss the Emery Mills Dam.

Sanford Police Log

SANFORD — The following information was provided by the Sanford Police Department.

Flood heads list of Sanford girls named SMAA All-Stars

SANFORD—Eight members of the Sanford High School girls soccer team were recognized by the SMAA last week, including junior Taylor Flood who was named an All-SMAA second team all-star.

Second vaccine clinic to be held in Sanford on Saturday

SANFORD — Goodall Hospital and the Sanford School Department will hold a clinic on Saturday, Nov. 21, for children who have not yet received the H1N1 flu vaccine.

Jollotta completes basic training

SAN ANTONIO, Texas — Air National Guard Airman 1st Class Carin E. Jollotta graduated from basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio, Texas.

Vacancies in Sanford need filling

SANFORD — Thinking of serving the town of Sanford?

Crew just about finished with new Sanfordmill access road for the season

SANFORD — Construction workers building the new road through the mill yard are expected to finish up for the season this week.

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Veino's 4 touchdowns lead Sanford Call

SANFORD—Frankie Veino scored four touchdowns to lead the Sanford Call Firefighters to a 34-26 win over the Sanford Elks in a wild SSYAA senior division football game late in the season.

Shapleigh

Ruth Ham: Shapleigh, Acton and Sanford officials discussing future of Emery Mills Dam

Shapleigh selectmen have held two meetings with Acton and Sanford officials to discuss the Emery Mills Dam.

Church services

GREATER SANFORD — Here is a listing of church services throughout Sanford and Springvale and their surrounding communities.

Brick thrown through Shapleigh church window

SHAPLEIGH, Maine (AP) — Police are investigating weekend vandalism at a church in Shapleigh.

Church services

GREATER SANFORD — Here is a listing of church services throughout Sanford and Springvale and their surrounding communities.

Church services

GREATER SANFORD — Here is a listing of church services throughout Sanford and Springvale and their surrounding communities.

Ruth Ham: Selectmen award bids for fields, town hall maintenance

Shapleigh selectmen have awarded Seacoast Maintenance the bids for the maintenance of the town's recreational fields as well as the Shapleigh Commons and the grounds of the Shapleigh Town Hall.

Welcome to the world

SANFORD — The following boys and girls recently were born at Goodall Hospital.

Ruth Ham: Reading, knitting and crocheting can all be done at Shapleigh's library

Do you like to read, knit and or crochet? If so, there is a group of ladies that now meets at the Shapleigh Community Library each Wednesday afternoon from 1 to 2:30 p.m. when the facility is not generally open.

Waterboro

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Joshua Guertin graduates from basic training

COLUMBIA, South Carolina — Army Private First Class Joshua M. Guertin has graduated from basic combat training at Fort Jackson in Columbia, South Carolina.

Bowman completes basic training

SAN ANTONIO, Texas — Air Force Airman Timothy A. Bowman has graduated from basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio, Texas.

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Massabesic cross country teams second in regionals, head for states

CUMBERLAND — The Massabesic High School boys and girls cross country teams each placed second in the Class A West regionals held in Cumberland Saturday and are now preparing for the state meet to be held Saturday, also in Cumberland.

Thornton advances in football playoff win against Massabesic

SACO—Thornton Academy built up a 24-0 halftime lead and extended it to 38-0 midway through the third quarter on the way to a 45-14 win over Massabesic in Class A football playoff action here Saturday.

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Legere helps Redskins gain playoff berth

SANFORD —No one can remember the last time a Class A football team went from 0-8 one season to a 6-2 record and a playoff berth the next.

Mustangs make Class A West playoffs

SANFORD—Prior to the Sanford-Massabesic football game played last Friday, it was though that a team would definitely need a winning record to continue the season by advancing to the playoffs.