York Town News
York Harbor Marine Service hosted its first Boston Whaler Rendezvous for Southern Maine/Seacoast New Hampshire on Saturday June 17. Boston Whaler owners tend to be a bit more passionate about their boats than others, so they have formed regional chapters to get together and compare notes and socialize. In what was planned as an annual event, York Harbor Marine Service provided dock space, a barbecue lunch and test rides on several new Boston Whaler models. As York Harbor Marine Service General Manager Eric Lusty put it, "We are happy to be part of this fun group and look forward to hosting it every year"
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The Passaconaway Bridge will be replaced by the Maine Department of Transportation (MDOT) with 80 percent of the cost being covered by the Federal Highway Administration and the remainder by the state.
From Cape Neddick Beach to Harbor Beach, "healthy" seems to be the word when it comes to the ocean water quality at the town's public beaches.
A discussion with the Ellis Short Sands Park Trustees that was part of Monday night's Board of Selectmen meeting didn't result in a change to the parking meter hours at York Beach at this time, but did improve communication between the two boards.
Two months have past since the Mother's Day weekend deluge that soaked the town and flooded roads, causing significant damage to many local residences and businesses.
Proposed changes in the town's Residential Growth Ordinance to bring it into line with newly approved state legislation will be up for a public hearing Aug. 21.
A local boater is concerned after seeing what he believes was a Portuguese man-of-war in the harbor's waters last week, but officials have had not other reports of a sighting.
For local resident Deanna Block, watching her grandchildren graduate from donating their Christmas money to the York Public Library to creating original books to sell for charity has been nothing short of heartwarming.
For the past six years, they have gathered together to show strength in numbers of survivors and to give hope to those who are in the midst of their own personal battles.
They will not be forgotten, if the town's Planning Department has anything to say about it.
The Freemans have watched their three children go through the town's two elementary schools, and so when the day came that their youngest moved on to York Middle School, they decided it was time to leave a mark on Coastal Ridge Elementary School.
When the Planning Board meets on Thursday, July 13, its members will have to first elect their leaders for the year ahead before delving into some high-profile applications.
An array of local nonprofit and charitable organizations are seeing money come out of the bank, thanks to Kennebunk Savings Bank's Community Investment Ballot program.
The York Land Trust will share in a grant of more than $140,000 from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
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Planning Department Monthly Report: By Town Planner Steve Burns
Briefs
Calling all kids ages pre-K to sixth grade: It's time for Vacation Bible School featuring Time Stone Travelers.
Local residents were among those honored for their service in scouting at the York District Adult Awards Ceremony at Camp William S. Nutter in Acton last month.
