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Sand Pond Campground Project OK’d, Contested
Sanford Planning Board members gave the green light to a campground development at Sand Pond last week, although a lawsuit is still pending against the development. The board’s vote on Nov. 4 followed lengthy public comments for and against the proposal for 41 campsites in 4 phases, and other site improvements at Siddall Road and Country Club Road 2 in south Sanford. Neighbors have long objected to the proposal on the grounds of noise, appearance, and density.
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Cruise Fever
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SHS Takes Action to Fix Weighted Grade Mistake
Sanford school officials are working to correct a decade-old grading error and ensure the oversight does not unfairly affect students. The issue involves a weighted-grade policy approved by the Sanford School Committee in December 2016 that was never fully implemented. The policy called for eligible dual-enrollment courses at Sanford Regional Technical Center to receive honors-level weighting when calculating students’ grade-point averages and class rankings.
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Portland has lost 13 winter days since 1970, study finds
Why have Maine winters become shorter according to the study?. Maine winters can vary widely from year to year. Alongside shifting climate patterns, long-term warming may also be changing how long winter lasts across the Northeast. A Climate Central study found that Portland, Maine, now has 13 fewer winter days...
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Council Finds Way to Keep Eyes on Mill Complex
By a unanimous vote, the Sanford City Council on Tuesday moved forward with a contract for surveillance of the troubled International Woolen Mill property downtown. Mike Santoro, a representative of LVT Mobile Security, described for the council how live view technology, or solar-powered surveillance cameras, can monitor a space ethically, without invading anyone’s privacy, while still solving the issue of not having enough police officers for 24/7 watch of the property. The area has been plagued by trespassers, many of them unhoused, in recent years.