York Town News
After a wet, rainy spring, residents and visitors alike flocked to York's beaches during the Fourth of July weekend. At Harbor Beach, kids of all ages were heading into the cool waters of the Atlantic Ocean for a swim on Sunday, July 2.
Photo by Jennifer L. Saunders
The Maine Department of Transportation and the town have reached at least a partial compromise on plans for a permanent replacement for the Passaconaway Bridge, which fell victim to this years' Mother's Day storm.
The York Fire Department got new windows all around this week, 30 of them, obtained at cost and shipped and installed for free.
It took Town Manager Rob Yandow just a few days to put to rest business owners' fears about increased metered parking at Ellis Short Sands Park, and to come to an amicable solution with the park's trustees.
York's Historic Marker Committee unveiled a new marker last week, its tenth since the Board of Selectmen established the committee 12 years ago.
During the townwide election in May, the vast majority of local voters sent a strong message to the Board of Selectmen that they would like to see a swimming pool and skating rink on the town's Bog Road land.
Although recent sunny days have replaced May and June's seemingly endless hours of rain, the U.S. Small Business Administration is urging those who suffered losses during the Mother's Day flood not to forget that only weeks remain to file for assistance.
Last week's agenda for the Appeals Board was short to begin with and became even shorter when one of the three items was postponed at the request of the appellant.
For the Old York Historical Society, a plan devised by Bob and Doreen Cutts to save a little old house on Route 1 is reason for celebration.
The Board of Selectmen and Planning Board met together for the second consecutive week to look at a lengthy list of proposed zoning and Comprehensive Plan changes as they struggled with how to best manage the town's future growth.
Planning Department Monthly Report: By Town Planner Steve Burns
Maine native and York resident J.A. Hitchcock will be visiting UpSurf.net Internet café in York on July 11 to share secrets about Internet spammers.
York Police
With Maine highway deaths up 22 percent from last year, state police plan to use their airplanes, unmarked cruisers and additional troopers throughout this holiday week in traffic enforcement efforts.
