York Town News
CROSSING THAT BRIDGE. Daisies, Brownies and Girl Scouts of all ages were crossing bridges in and around town last week as they attained the next level in their scouting careers at Bridging Ceremonies held at such locations as the bridge along the pond behind the York Fish and Game Association, pictured here.
Photo by Jennifer L. Saunders
Daisy Troop 401 bridged to Brownies at the Wiggly Bridge last Wednesday, June 6. Pictured, from left, are Juli Ennis, Kate Murphy, Alicia Reynolds, Marlow Hubbard, Ellie Lowenstein, Lillian Hubbard, Chrissy Ellis, Elizabeth Adams and Althea Laprey with Amy Hubbard and Kari Laprey in the back row.
Courtesy photo
RESCUE ME. Members of the York Fire Department, York Beach Fire Department, York Sewer District and York Water District took part in a contained rescue training exercise on Friday, June 8. The purpose of involving the four departments was to train enough rescuers so that somebody will always be on hand who knows how to handle this type of rescue. In the simulated manhole rescue exercise pictured here, for example, emergency workers needed to first test the air and then ventilate the air, and the rescuer must wear a respirator before attempting to go down into the manhole.
Photo by Tori Rasche
The governor has signed the state budget into law, and local communities must now begin the process of exploring the matches made in Augusta for the state’s new school consolidation plan.
The Board of Selectmen got their first look at a plan that just might help the town’s need for affordable housing while meeting the mandates of the state’s growth law.
When it comes to the renovation of the historic Atlantic House and the removal of much of what made that building historic in the first place, the problem was in the town’s ordinances.
A new era has begun for the Old York Historical Society as the first shovels full of dirt have been lifted to break ground for the education and exhibition center.
This past Saturday, Katie and David Wholey worked alongside strangers and friends as a dream they have nurtured for more than two years took shape.
Last Wednesday, a Cape Neddick Road resident heard a strange sound and when he looked outside, he saw an exotic looking bird perched in a tree in his yard.
By Town Planner Steve Burns
Almost two decades after his own graduation from York High School, Maine’s first astronaut is scheduled to return to town this Thursday to speak to the Class of 2007.
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York Elks #2788 will hold a Flag Day ceremony at the Elks Lodge on Route 1 this Sunday, June 17, at noon.
