Headlines from York and Ogunquit, Maine

Owl butterflies from Costa Rica stop for a meal inside York Wild Kingdom’s “Butterfly Kingdom.” The exhibit, which opened two years ago, re-creates the tropical rainforest of Costa Rica. Photo by Katie Rasche

Keeping it wild

As director of York’s Wild Animal Kingdom, Mika Nurmikko said that about eight years ago he started taking a different approach to taking care of the 100-plus species that live on the zoo's 85 acres.

Grappling with growth and garbage

From the town’s growth cap to how to address an expected 100-percent increase in the cost of curbside garbage collection, the Board of Selectmen has plenty of work to do in the months ahead.

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York looks to Kittery, Wells-Ogunquit as consolidation options

The work has begun.

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Ogunquit Transfer Station opens for business

Under sunny skies at 11:30 a.m. on Friday, June 22, scores of local residents and their guests assembled at the town’s new Berwick Road transfer station to celebrate the opening of the facility.

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