SOUTH PORTLAND

Boys & Girls Clubs get grants to promote health

Youths at Boys & Girls Clubs in Maine are getting help to get in shape, thanks to $25,000 in Triple Play grants recently supplied by the Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield Foundation.

Triple Play is Boys & Girls Clubs of America’s program to promote healthy lifestyle choices during the critical after-school time.

The grants will benefit initiatives at Boys & Girls Clubs in Lewiston/Auburn, Portland, South Portland and the Waterville and Augusta areas. Each club will receive $5,000 to help with their efforts.

KENNEBUNK

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Volunteers sought to help plan new skate park

The town of Kennebunk is seeking members for a Skate Park Committee to evaluate locations, apparatuses (ramps, pipes, bowls, rails) and amenities (parking, sidewalks, landscaping, lighting) and recommend design/build services for a new skate park in town.

Interested residents must fill out a committee volunteer form, available in the town manager’s office, town hall lobby and online at kennebunkmaine.us/committees. Please submit forms no later than Nov. 4.

A short meeting is planned for 6:15 p.m. Nov. 8 on the third floor of the town hall.

All applicants should plan to attend.

SANFORD

Leaves can be emptied at transfer station

The Public Works Department is accepting leaves from Sanford and Springvale residents at the transfer station at 81 Rushton St.

Leaf refuse, brought in bags, must be emptied on site as only leaves will be accepted. Leaves may be disposed of at the station from 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Tuesdays through Fridays, and 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturdays through Nov. 19. For more details, call 324-9135.


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