Headlines from York and Ogunquit, Maine

FLYING AWAY HOME. The Center for Wildlife's 11th Annual Open House saw unprecedented crowds come to celebrate the facility's 20th anniversary. Residents and visitors of all ages literally flocked to the center throughout the day on Sunday, Sept. 10, to take part in such events as the release of rehabilitated birds like the cedar waxwing pictured here. Shown are eight-year-old Rosie Perkins and Amy Titcomb of the Center for Wildlife preparing to release the second of two such birds back into the wild.
Photos by Jennifer L. Saunders

And the pricetag is: $37.7 million

It's been more than a year in the making, but the study of the town's well-document drainage and flooding woes has been completed, and the outlook is anything but pretty.

Workforce housing ordinance won't be on November ballot

The much discussed, largely misunderstood and often controversial Workforce Housing Ordinance originally scheduled for a public hearing next week with an eye toward inclusion on the November ballot has been withdrawn, at least for now.

[more York News]

Planning Board at odds with Board of Selectmen on warrant article format

In a consensus vote Monday night, Sept. 11, the Ogunquit Planning Board opted in a six-one opinion to send a letter to the Board of Selectmen to request that the 14 items bringing the town's zoning ordinance into compliance with its Comprehensive Plan be placed on the ballot as one item.

Ogunquit tax rate drops by $5.55 after revaluation

The numbers are in, and while the value of property in town has gone up, the tax rate is going down.

Capriccio ends this weekend

There's still time left to enjoy all this beautiful place by the sea has to offer in the world of the arts.

[more Ogunquit News]

New testing program and TABOR top recent School Committee discussions

The November statewide election may seem far away now, but as school officials noted in the past week, with such initiatives as the so-called Taxpayer Bill of Rights on the ballot, it is not too soon to begin getting up to speed on the issues.

[more Currents in Education]

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