York Town News
FOOD PANTRY VAN GETS A NEW LOOK. Tom Whalen, director of the York Food Pantry, pictured here with Ken Towne, admires the new lettering donated by Towne Signs for the York Food Pantry’s van.
Courtesy photo
AUCTION FOR A CAUSE. Stop by Coastal Ridge Elementary School in the week ahead and you just might find exactly what you've been looking for to usher in the spring and summer seasons, while helping the children of Kenya at the same time. Fourth-grade students in Mary Zane's art classes have been hard at work creating beautiful hand-decorated birdhouses, which are now available through a silent auction in the school lobby to benefit the Kenya School Project. Fourth-grader Brooke Sevigny, pictured here, shows just one of the brightly-colored birdhouses available at a bargain through the silent auction, which closes on May 15. The winners will be announced at the fourth-grade music performance that evening, but do not need to be present to win. The Kenya School Project was established to educate and empower Kenya's poorest children by providing schools with much-needed texts and materials and by helping the people of Kenya to learn a variety of trades. To make a tax-deductible donation or to learn more, visit
http://www.kenyaschoolproject.org/. For more about the Coastal Ridge birdhouse auction, call 363-1800.
Photo by Mary Zane
AN EVENING TO REMEMBER. The York High School 2007 prom was held on April 28 at the Frank Jones Center in nearby Portsmouth, N.H. Pictured here is Hannah Mitchell, dressed in keeping with the prom theme, "Destination: India." For more scenes from this year’s prom, visit our
Photo Gallery.
Photo by Steve Rasche
A NIGHT OF HONORS. York High School students were treated to a special evening out in recognition of their excellence in academic achievement last Thursday, May 3, at the York High School Commons. The York High School Academic Boosters hosted the annual Honors Banquet at 6:30 p.m., where teachers donned their serving attire and tended to honor students like Jamie Mercurio, pictured here with her mom, while German teacher Alice O'Connor, also known as "Little Frau," serves up a spring salad. The Freshman Honors Night is scheduled for this Thursday, May 10, at 6 p.m.
Photo by Tori Rasche
The York Beach Renaissance came to life on Monday afternoon when Peggy and Robert "Bob" Fennelly celebrated the grand reopening and redesign of Bill and Bob's among a crowd of well-wishers that included local officials and Gov. John Baldacci.
Following an executive session at its meeting last Wednesday, May 2, the School Committee agreed unanimously to appoint Sean Murphy as the new principal of Coastal Ridge Elementary School.
Historian David McCullough has said that few people would know what revolution they're living in.
The current Board of Selectmen has met for the last time, discussing issues ranging from parade safety plans to the sale of town-owned land to the aftermath of the Patriot's Day storm.
When it comes to meeting the annual yearly progress requirements of the No Child Left Behind mandate, the York School Department is once again holding its own.
By Town Planner Steve Burns
York Public Safety News
They deal with some of the York Police Department’s most difficult cases: drugs, assaults, fraud, sexual abuse and deaths.
After a lengthy investigation by the York Police Department, a grand jury has indicted Elizabeth Piatt, 41, for allegedly taking about $13,000 in cash and checks from her former employer, The York Antiques Gallery.
Briefs
On Friday, May 18, visit the Family Resource Center on the Kittery-York town line for a meeting for families of children with special needs.
St. Aspinquid Masonic Lodge is the place to be on May 12 from 4:30 to 6 p.m. for succulent beef that is slowly roasted and homemade potato salad, coleslaw, corn-on-the-cob and green beans with watermelon, as well as sodas, juice and fresh coffee.
Get ready to have your car cleaned for the spring season.
Ongoing
Shirley Jackson’s classic tale of the dark side of the human spirit, "The Lottery," is coming to life on the York High School stage with a decidedly modern twist.
A Celebration of Life for Everett, the little boy who served as part of the inspiration for the founding of York's own Compassion for Children, will be held at the Fellowship Hall of First Parish Church on May 12 at 11 a.m.
Local residents are invited to come learn more about the York Ambulance Association at its public annual meeting on Monday, May 14.
Property losses in recent years from landslides in several Maine towns demonstrate the need for a comprehensive inventory of landslides statewide.
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