Headlines from York and Ogunquit, Maine

ACROSS AN OCEAN. That is where York High School senior Emma Power will be sending the school supplies she has collected since December and will continue to collect in the weeks ahead. What began as a project for her Advanced Political Studies class has grown beyond the classroom walls as she has worked to share information about the need for a school in Sierra Leone with the York community. Read story
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Selectmen: Baldacci school plan is lose-lose for taxpayers and students

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.

School to school: York teen's project will help equip a school in West Africa

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.

Local businessman shot, teen slashed in separate incidents last week

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.

Budget discussions continue, with hearing tonight on two capital projects

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.

Touring the Town Farm

If the Board of Selectmen is still called the "overseers of the poor," it's for a reason deeply rooted in history.

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Ogunquit residents: Charter Review Commission wants your input Jan. 31

Members of the Charter Review Commission would like to hear from you as they take a look at the charter to determine if any changes should be made.

[more Ogunquit News]

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