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š± Sanford firefighters help rescue family from fiery Route 202 crash
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- Sanford firefighters help rescue family from fiery Route 202 crash
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- Sunday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 70 and low of 51 degrees.
- Monday: Mostly sunny and warmer, temps: high: 80, low: 56.
- Tuesday: An a.m. shower; partly sunny, with a high of 80 and low of 52 degrees.
š° News we're reading
ā¢ Lebanon crash ejects woman and traps father, daughter in vehicle fire (newscentermaine.com) ā Emergency crews, including the Sanford Fire Department, helped respond to a serious threeāvehicle crash on Route 202 in Lebanon that left a North Berwick woman badly hurt and briefly trapped a Massachusetts father and daughter in a burning SUV. The highway was closed for about two hours while responders extinguished the fire and investigators began reconstructing what happened. 
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We are Hiring! Cooks, Servers, Dishwashers, Caregivers and Med Care Managers ā
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11:00 am
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City Hall Closed-Labor Day ā
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NA meeting ā
St. Georgeās Episcopal Church, 3 Emerson Street, Sanford
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Maine Attraction Water Ski Show ā
Number One Pond, William Oscar Emery Drive, Sanford
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AA meeting ā
St. Georgeās Episcopal Church, 3 Emerson Street, Sanford
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Salvation Army Food Pantry-Nonperishable Items ā
Salvation Army Of Sanford, 871 Main Street, Sanford
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Family Storytime ā
Louis B. Goodall Memorial Library, 952 Main Street, Sanford
10:30 am -
AA meeting ā
St. Georgeās Episcopal Church, 3 Emerson Street, Sanford
12:00 pm -
YCSPās "To-Go" Lunch @ Roger's Supa Dolla ā
Rogerās Supa Dolla, 81 Cottage Street, Sanford
2:00 pm -
Craft Time @ Goodall Library ā
Louis B. Goodall Memorial Library, 952 Main Street, Sanford
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Sanford Elks Bingo ā
Sanford Elks Lodge, 13 Elm St., Sanford
4:00 pm -
Matthew Meal ā
St. Thomas School, 69 North Ave., Sanford
6:00 pm -
The Free Store @ North Parish ā
North Parish Church, 893 Main St., Sanford
9:00 am
Monday September 7
Tuesday September 8
Wednesday September 9
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š Nearby News
Wells
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- Sharks are still at Maine beaches for the holiday, lifeguards may not be (wmtw.com)
Kennebunk
- Kennebunk rest plazas add new tool for people who are hard of hearing (wgme.com)
- Kennebunk football gets final stop to win wild opener against Falmouth (pressherald.com)
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