

Zach Pais, left, Tiegan Eisenhaur and Pip Pais sit in the empty, post-season stands of Goodall Park with their mother Andrea Pais, who works as the office and sales manager for the Sanford Mainers baseball team.
After 20 years as a home brewer, Mike Gill opened River Junction Brewing on the outskirts of Sanford in July.
Gables stand in a row along Cottage Street, one of the busy approaches to downtown Sanford.
In April, the Sanford planning board gave WinnDevelopment, a Boston-based firm with a history of mill development, the greenlight to rehab the Stenton Trust, formerly known as the Goodall Worsted Company Mill.
Julie Macomber of Kennebunk walks through Central Park on her way to work at Sanford Housing Authority.
A mural on a retaining wall at a shopping plaza professes its love for Sanford.
The Mousam River spills over the falls at Washington Street in downtown Sanford.
The Hanselmann family –from left, Jeff, Elaina and Ayn – stand behind the counter at Frannie's Mini Donuts. Jeff and Ayn are owners of the business, located across from Central Park on Main Street in Sanford. Ayn is also a city councilor and a member of Friends of Downtown Sanford.
The Trust Company Building at the heart of downtown Sanford is up for sale.
The entrance to Gateway Park in downtown Sanford overlooks the Mousam River.
A pedestrian crosses the Mousam River as it flows under Washington Street and between mills in downtown Sanford.
Ayn Hanselmann stands outside Frannie's Mini Donuts on Main Street in Sanford, where she serves as co-owner. Hanselmann is also a city councilor and a member of Friends of Downtown Sanford.