York Town News
WORKING FOR OLD YORK'S HISTORIC CAUSE. ERA/The Masiello Group recently came forward with a donation for Old York Historical Society's Heritage Campaign. ERA/The Masiello Group recently presented Old York Executive Director Scott Stevens with a check for $4,852 for the Heritage Campaign as a payment on the firm's generous multi-year pledge. Gifts to the campaign from individuals, businesses and foundations have surpassed $2.4 million toward the campaign goal of $2.8 million. Once funds are raised, the campaign will build and endow a new education and exhibition center proposed to be located adjacent to Jefferds' Tavern in the center of York Village. For more information on how to contribute to the Heritage Campaign, contact Director of Development Anne Homme at 363-4974.
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DOING THE RIGHT THING. Last Friday, Jan. 19, the third- and fourth-grade students at Coastal Ridge Elementary School spent a portion of their morning learning about making the right decisions when it comes to bullying and prejudice. School Counselor Kathy Welch hosted the Civil Rights Assembly, sponsored by the school's Civil Rights Team, which featured a special visit by Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights Thomas Harnett. Harnett shared emotionally-charged stories of incidents that had the children talking - long after the assembly was done - about how they could stand up for what is right. All the students took part in singing songs of the Civil Rights movement, accompanied by music teacher Karen Littlefield, and a group of fourth-grade students in the school's Horizon's Program, pictured here, who have been working under the direction of volunteer Melanie Sobotka, performed their own play adapted from the book, "Hey, Little Ant."
Photo by Jennifer L. Saunders
The Board of Selectmen has weighed in on Gov. John Baldacci's proposed school consolidation plan and, based on the details released to date, believes it is all wrong for the town.
In Rofutha, a small village in Sierra Leone, children go to school in an open building with a thatched roof in a community where 90 percent of the population has never learned to read and write.
From work on a Federal Emergency Management Agency grant to help fund the cost of drainage improvements in York Beach to a downsized plan to address performing arts needs at York High School, much of the discussions among local officials in the past week has centered on budget issues.
When the Board of Selectmen held its meeting Monday night, the focus ranged from budget discussions to parade safety to the planning phase of a proposed municipal complex.
If the Board of Selectmen is still called the "overseers of the poor," it's for a reason deeply rooted in history.
Last fall, the shelves of the York Community Food Pantry were so bare that Directors Fran Koerschner and Marianne Quinn sent out a plea for help.
Dr. Henry Guertin-Ouellette may be officially retired, but he is on call seven days a week, 24 hours a day for the York Police Department, providing comfort to people who may be experiencing the most painful events of their lives.
Briefs
Comfort in your own home will be the topic of a discussion at the York Senior Center this Thursday, Jan. 25, at 10:30 a.m.
York Public Safety News
In the past week, the York Police Department has responded to an array of criminal activities, including separate assault cases involving the shooting of a local business man and a knife attack on a teenager.
After the recent loss of two Maine citizens due to the misuse of a portable generator, The York Beach Fire Department felt compelled to remind local residents of the dangers winter can bring.
Ongoing
By Town Planner Steve Burns
Rebecca "Becky" Linney, renowned landscape designer, will be at an Old York Garden Club event next month to speak on "The ABCs of Garden Design."
Hospice of York will be holding a new daytime volunteer training class due to the overwhelming need in the local area.
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