York Town News
THE WONDER OF BOOKS. Grace Cromwell, left, and Carly Osgood curl up with a great book on Wednesday, Feb. 28, as part of Coastal Ridge Elementary School's celebration of Read Across America Week. Each day offered a different theme based on a Dr. Seuss book - from pajama day, inspired by "I'm NOT Going to Get Up Today" to hat day, in honor of "The 500 Hats of Bartholomew Cubbins." On Hat Day, students from Alicia Marquis' fourth-grade class met up with their "reading buddies" in Susan Albertini's third-grade class to make hats reminiscent of the famous Cat in the Hat and read together. The week also featured special guest readers and even lunch items in honor of Dr. Seuss.
Photo by Melissa Wood
Budget Committee changes vote and places $6.5 million Town Hall request on the ballot for May
At first, it looked like the voters would not be the ones to decide whether to support the proposed 23,000-square-foot Town Hall project on land the town purchased last year.Business beginning to boom on Route 1
There may soon be a new Rite Aid on Route 1.Residents of private roads plagued by heavy traffic and speeders
weeks ago, Rogers Road resident Kay Dalli wrote a letter to The Independent mourning the loss of a neighbor's dog that had been hit by a speeding vehicle.Abutters fear Mill Pond encroachment and flooding properties
The shrinking size of Barrel Mill Pond and the amount of water on neighboring properties were key issues at the Board of Appeals' most recent hearing on the Witham appeal on Wednesday, Feb. 28.Lions Club helps keep York Food Pantry going strong
The long winter months can be particularly hard for families whose budgets are already cramped by cold weather fuel costs, according to Marianne Quinn, co-director of the York Community Food Pantry.The Planning Department's monthly report of what's on the horizon…
By Town Planner Steve BurnsGet your fill of good greens from a local organic farm
In Andy Gagnon's words, he's trying to "build community by getting people involved in the growing of fresh, local, organic food."In New Orleans: St. George's Church at work for hurricane victims
Here's a surprising fact about the aftermath of Katrina: a year and a half after the hurricane destroyed most of New Orleans, many residents are driving new cars but are still without basic necessities.York Public Safety News
Local efforts result in federal drug charges
After almost two and a half years of work, local police and their counterparts in Kittery and New Hampshire have charged six people in connection with cocaine distribution in the Seacoast region.York Police Log
Briefs
York legislator to attend LSRS meeting in Eliot
Rep. Windol Weaver, R-York, is scheduled to be one of the guests of honor at an education forum being hosted by the Eliot Town Republican Committee this Saturday.Tricky Trays are coming to town
The York High School Music Boosters have just the trick to make an early spring night a memorable one.
Correction
A report on the York High School Jeopardy Challenge in the Feb. 21 edition of The Independent credited Howard Koeppel with helping organizers by providing batteries for the event. Koeppel has since informed The Independent he was not the individual who assisted the organizers and should not be the one thanked.
A report on the York High School Jeopardy Challenge in the Feb. 21 edition of The Independent credited Howard Koeppel with helping organizers by providing batteries for the event. Koeppel has since informed The Independent he was not the individual who assisted the organizers and should not be the one thanked.
