08/13/2025
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New Post: A Spotlight on Anderson Learning Center https://buff.ly/eH5r2r8 Photo: Gail Burnett
By Donna Bourque
Anderson Learning Center, on the former campus of Nasson College in Springvale, is a busy place but many people are unaware of how much goes on there. The building formerly housed Nasson’s library, an art gallery and various athletic facilities and still has space devoted to the Nasson Alumni Association. But now there’s so much more.
ALC is home of the Business Enterprise Center/Sanford Springvale Development Corp. (SSDC). SSDC was started in 1996 by a group of local businesspeople who wanted to use the building for low-cost commercial rental space, specifically for non-profit organizations or rental spaces for businesses and companies that serve the public.
The building, which the city has owned since 1985, has approximately 38,000 square feet on three floors, with many diverse areas and spaces to accommodate different businesses and organizations.
Current tenants include:
Grahamtastic Connection, founded by Leslie Morissette in 1998, donates laptops, toys and other supplies for children with cancer. It also provides robots in the classrooms for children in the hospital so they can virtually take part in classroom activities. Their website is buff.ly/G84XYI6.
Body In Balance, founded by Laura Beauchesne, is our in-house physical therapist. She has been practicing for 40 years, treating patients, one-on-one, with neck & back pain, post-surgical rehab, geriatrics, women’s health, yoga, dry needling and orthopedics. mainebodyinbalancephysicaltherapy.com
B/A Accounting is owned and operated by Roberta (Bobbi) Macrum, who is a certified public accountant with over 20 years of experience. She handles personal and small business tax preparation, payrolls and is a notary. 207-850-1292
JC Cavanaugh Architecture LLC: JoAnn has been in practice for over 40 years in residential and commercial design. Much of her work can be seen locally and she is licensed in Maine and New Hampshire. 207-324-2666
York County Soil & Water Conservation District provides technical, educational and financial resources to land users in York County, to promote quality of life, stewardship and wise use of our natural resources and to ensure the viability of the agricultural sector. Melissa Brandt is program manager. buff.ly/mIHlNbY
PSL/STRIVE (Socialization, Transition, Reflection, Innovation and Education) provides opportunities for people with intellectual and emotional disabilities to become as independent as possible. The agency is headquartered in South Portland. 207-400-9795
Serendipity Arts: Bonnie Alpander is a Maine artist who has been painting for over 50 years. Many of her watercolors are displayed on the third floor of ALC. Most of her artwork is for sale and she also has lovely painted greeting cards. 207-604-4248
Southern Maine Agency on Aging (SMMA), is one of ALC’s most recent tenants and fills the most space – about 4,400 square feet on the second floor. The agency has been serving communities in Maine for over 50 years providing resources, services and information for older adults, adults with disabilities and their caregivers. It has adult day care programs geared toward older adults with dementia. It also provides Meals on Wheels in the area. Anyone is welcome to stop in for a visit or to join them for one of their twice-monthly Café Lunches. www.smaa.org (https://www.smaa.org/)
Frame of Mind Therapy: Owner Kelly Perry LCSW has over 20 years of experience providing therapy to a variety of populations. While she is not taking new clients now, she does provide training and consultation to other therapists in polyvagal theory and will host a training on this topic at ALC on Friday, Aug. 22. www.frameofmindtherapy.org (http://www.frameofmindtherapy.org/)
Allyson Fish LCSW: Allyson is aclinician with 20 years of experience working primarily with veterans and trauma. She also has experience working with grief, depression, anxiety and anger management. Allyson is also not accepting new clients at this time. allysonfishlcsw@gmail.com (mailto:allysonfishlcsw@gmail.com)
Aaron Weiss is a financial advisor for The Knights of Columbus, which is a non-profit organization with local counsel at the Catholic churches in the area. aaron.weiss@kofc.org
Polly Jo Labbé is founder and director of Awéala Healing Sanctuary. She is skilled in the ancient healing arts and modern energy medicine. She offers help with trauma, mental blocks and past life events to allow rapid healing integration to occur. www.trinitysacredtemple.com
The Sound Temple: Sarah Daigle, aka SuperNova Sarah, offers guided sound healing, breath work, meditation and mindfulness classes, as well as energy balancing and emotional healing sessions. She’s a certified gong practitioner and Reike master who offers group classes and individual sessions. SuperNovaEnergetics.com
Meredith Emery, is a massage therapist with …
