Anthony Cataldi (left) will take on the role of president/CEO of Partners Bank later this fall, replacing retiring Blaine Boudreau.
Photo: Partners Bank
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Partners Bank leadership transition continues: After 22 years with Partners Bank, CEO Blaine Boudreau will be retiring December 31, 2025. He stepped down as president at the end of June. Boudreau will continue in his role as CEO until September 30 and will serve in a consulting capacity through the end of the year. In a letter posted on the bank’s website addressing the bank’s customers, employees and the community, Boudreau wrote, “Over two decades, we’ve grown not just in size — doubling our assets in less than eight years — but in strength, resilience, and community impact.” Anthony Cataldi, who had served as executive vice president/chief operating officer at Partners Bank, already stepped into the role of president and will take on the CEO position later this fall.
Labor Day water ski show closes the home season: The Maine Attraction Water Ski Show Team has been away during August performing in two road shows. Their last home performance of the season will be at Number One Pond on Labor Day, Sept. 1, at 4 pm.
Sign up to volunteer, and the rest is history: The Sanford-Springvale Historical Society (SSHS) is seeking volunteer docents at SSHS and Goodwin House to work on Thursdays from 10 am to 2 pm. Docents give tours and assist visitors with research. FMI, contact Patti Violette-Adams, SSHS executive director, at pviolette@sanfordhistory.org or call 207-490-1028.
Local Red Cross blood drives in September: The American Red Cross is running several blood drives in the area: Sept. 2, 10 am – 3 pm, at Nasson Community Center, 457 Main St. in Springvale; Sept. 11, 12:30 – 5 pm, and Sept. 22, noon – 5 pm, at Mason Preble 143, 16 Elm St. in Sanford; and Sept. 16, noon – 5:30 pm, and Sept. 27, 9 am – 1 pm, at Kennebunk Masons, 159 Alfred Road in Kennebunk. Several time slots are still available at each location. To schedule an appointment, go to American Red Cross and enter a zip code to find a drive and reserve a time.
It’s a win-win. Support youth athletics and let someone else do the cooking: Sanford-Springvale Youth Athletic Association (SSYAA) is holding an all-day Dine to Donate fundraiser at Applebee’s, 1364 Main St. in Sanford, on Thursday, Sept. 11. Whether dining in or picking up at curbside, 15 percent of the total bill will be donated directly to SSYAA. Be sure to mention the SSYAA Dine to Donate event prior to ordering and show the flyer from the SSYAA event page on Facebook.
This is Zoey, one of the dogs awaiting a new home at Animal Welfare Society.
Photo: Animal Welfare Society
Adopt a furrever friend for less this Labor Day weekend: Animal Welfare Society (AWS) is running an adoption promotion through Sunday, Aug. 31. Discounted adoption fees are being offered on cats, dogs, rabbits and more, including kittens and puppies — from 25 to 100 percent off, depending on the species. AWS is at capacity, so the organization would like to see this promotion bring in more people interested in adopting, especially those who may not have visited before. The goal is to find loving homes for the animals and to make room for other lost and homeless pets in Southern Maine.
Those interested in adding a furrever friend to their home can stop by the AWS Adoption Center, 46 Holland Road in Kennebunk, from 10 am – 12:30 pm and 1:30 – 3:30 pm for a meet and greet with the pets. After adopters meet with an adoption counselor and spend some time with the pet, adopters can bring the pet home with them the same day. All adoptions are on a first come, first serve basis. For pets in foster care, adopters must call ahead to schedule an appointment.
FMI on the weekend event, go to adoption promotion. To view the AWS animals waiting for new homes, visit the AWS website.
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