From the Editor
Old York hitting its stride
The announcement this week that the Old York Historical Society has received a coveted $500,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities comes as a great reward for the staff and supporters there, and from our view, a well-deserved reward as well. Those of you who are members of Old York know the quality of the work being done there. For those of you who only know of their work from a distance, we encourage you now to take a look and find a way to support their cause if you can. Successful historic preservation is a difficult task, requiring significant community support. There's plenty of work still to be done, and we have no doubt there is room for you.
Looking for you
It is a fine thing to say that one supports local businesses. It is an even better thing to say when so many of them need help. FEMA is now here, and the politicians have been here as well. Money of some sort is being made available to those most in need, and as a community we have done all the good neighbor things that could have been expected, and more. But all of this passes eventually, just as the flood itself did. And as it does, the one thing our businesses will still need is for you to go out and support them. Whether it is York Village or Ogunquit Village, Perkins Cove or York Beach, York Corner or Cape Neddick, our local proprietors are all out there, doing their best to be scrubbed and clean and ready for you. Here's asking that you don't forget them now.
Vote on June 13
We know that you have all just done this a little while ago, and summer is almost here and we are all busy with all sorts of things. But still, we should not be expecting a free pass on this one. Polls are open again on Tuesday, June 13, in both York and Ogunquit, with primary votes at issue in both towns and specific town issues at stake in Ogunquit. Roll up those sleeves, citizens.
