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🌱 Which Sanford store manager just earned New England-wide recognition?
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- Which Sanford store manager just earned New England-wide recognition?
Also on today's calendar: April Mixology up on The Ridge! and 4 more events.
Today's riddle: What did the inventor of the knock-knock joke win? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Friday: Mostly cloudy, showers around, with a high of 66 and low of 43 degrees.
- Saturday: Cloudy and cooler, temps: high: 54, low: 42.
- Sunday: Rain; breezy in the afternoon, with a high of 50 and low of 31 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• New England Retailers Feted at NECSEMA Operator of the Year Awards (csnews.com) — A Sanford convenience store manager, Julie Grandonico of Nouria Energy Store 1100, has been named a 2nd Place Manager in New England’s NECSEMA Operator of the Year Awards. The regional honors spotlight convenience store leaders improving customer service, food options, and community connections across New England. 
📸 Around Sanford
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Upcoming Events in
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★ Featured events ★
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Bowling for Veterans Bowl-A-Thon
Bowl-A-Rama, 1217 Main St, Sanford
9:00 am
Saturday April 18
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Other local events
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April Mixology up on The Ridge!
Above & Beyond Catering , 49 Shaws Ridge Rd , Sanford
2:00 pm -
A Visit with Mary Todd Lincoln
Sanford-Springvale Historical Society , 505 Main St , Springvale
3:00 pm -
Business After Hours @ Above & Beyond Catering
Above & Beyond Catering , 49 Shaws Ridge Rd , Sanford
5:00 pm -
Reiki I (+ Materials Fee $20 due night of class) - Sanford, ME 2026
Sanford Community Adult Education , 668 Main St , Sanford
5:30 pm -
The Wizard of Oz Youth Edition
Sanford Performing Arts Center , 100 Alumni Blvd , Sanford
7:00 pm -
Pandemonium Strings
Sanford Performing Arts Center , 100 Alumni Blvd , Sanford
7:00 pm
Saturday April 18
Sunday April 19
Thursday April 23
Monday April 27
Friday May 1
Sunday May 3
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🗓 Events Nearby
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STORYTIME – FRIDAYS 10 AM
Louis T. Graves Memorial Public Library , 18 Maine St , Kennebunkport
10:00 am -
Pottery Painting, Seaglass Art & More - Open Studio at The Creative Soul
The Creative Soul , 2 Christensen Lane , Kennebunk
10:00 am -
Afternoon Tea at the Lady Mary Inn
The Lady Mary Inn at Hurd Manor , 2 Elm St , North Berwick
11:30 am -
Annual Tea Social
Wells Center at Moody , 300 Post Rd./ Rt. 1 , Wells
1:00 pm -
Hobbs Brewing 4-6pm in Wells
Wells Chamber of Commerce , 655 Post Road , Wells
4:00 pm
Friday April 17
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🗞 Nearby News
Alfred
- Arundel barn destroyed in fire: ‘It had a significant head start on us' (seacoastonline.com)
Wells
- Earth Day 2026: Wells Reserve hosts cleanup, crafts, and inflatable whale (seacoastonline.com)
- Wells High School announces second trimester honor roll for 2025-26 (seacoastonline.com)
- High schools Thursday: Yarmouth softball spoils Greely comeback (pressherald.com)
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: The NO-BELL prize (Thank you Gina M. for sending it in!)
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