🌱 How a Sanford family is testing Maine’s new red flag law

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In today's newsletter:

• How a Sanford family is testing Maine's new red flag law

Also on today's calendar: We are Hiring! Cooks, Servers, Dishwashers, Caregivers and Med Care Managers and 2 more events.

Today's riddle: What is the 1 way to guarantee winning a small fortune at the casino? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Cooler with a few showers, with a high of 67 and low of 58 degrees.
• Wednesday: Cloudy, temps: high: 67, low: 61.
• Thursday: Rain most of the time, with a high of 72 and low of 59 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• 5 people have used Maine's new red flag law on their family members so far (newscentermaine.com) — A Sanford woman recently turned to local police and Maine's new red flag law after concerns about her ex-husband's access to guns, illustrating how the six‑month‑old law works in real families' crises. The story explains how residents, not just police, can now petition courts to temporarily remove weapons, and how often the law has been used statewide so far.
   

📸 Around Sanford

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Sanford

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Tuesday September 29
• Estate Planning/Trusts - Sanford, ME 2026 →
  Sanford Community Adult Education, 668 Main St, Sanford
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Wednesday September 2
• First Day of School for PreK
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Wednesday September 9
• We are Hiring! Cooks, Servers, Dishwashers, Caregivers and Med Care Managers →
  1 Huntington Common Dr, Kennebunk
  11:00 am
Friday September 11
• SPE School Pictures
  Willard School Sanford, ME 04073
  8:00 am
Wednesday September 30
• zzz Estate Planning/Trusts - Sanford, ME 2026 →
  Sanford Community Adult Education, 668 Main St, Sanford
  6:30 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday September 1
• Imagine That! Three Centuries of Kennebunk Commerce Tour
  Brick Store Museum , 117 Main Street, Kennebunk, ME, 04043, United States
  10:30 am
• Weekly Live Music at Latitudes
  Kennebunk-Kennebunkport-Arundel Chamber of Commerce Located in Latitudes at The Nonantum Resort on Ocean Avenue.
  1:00 pm
• Cornerstone Artisanal Pizza & Craft Beer
  Ogunquit Chamber of Commerce Welcome Center Cornerstone Artisanal Pizza & Craft Beer 228 Main Street, Ogunquit Maine 03907
  3:00 pm
• PreK Open House
  Lebanon Elementary Schools Lebanon, ME 04027
  4:00 pm
• Ogunquit's Original Buck a Shuck
  Ogunquit Chamber of Commerce Welcome Center 92 Bourne Lane - Jonathan's Lounge On the Trolley Stop Just around the corner from the OGT Playhouse
  4:00 pm
• Latitudes Live Music at The Nonantum Resort
  Kennebunk-Kennebunkport-Arundel Chamber of Commerce Located in Latitudes at The Nonantum Resort on Ocean Avenue.
  5:30 pm
• vines + vibes
  Kennebunk-Kennebunkport-Arundel Chamber of Commerce The Wine House on Main, 17 Main St, Kennebunk ME, 04043
  6:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Nesco Resource posted a job opening for Clean Room Attendant- Multiple shifts in Sanford. Apply here.
• Colgate-Palmolive Company posted a job opening for Material Handler - 2nd Shift in Sanford. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Sanford here.

🗞 Nearby News

Alfred

• Over 700 new undergraduate students at U.N.E.; most move in on Saturday (wmtw.com)

Kennebunk

• Maine football: What to expect from Marshwood, York and Traip in 2026 (seacoastonline.com)
• Let's take this opportunity to improve Maine's election process (pressherald.com)
• Your last chance to see BTS in the US is in LA—get tickets now (seacoastonline.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

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