Headlines from York and Ogunquit, Maine

LOOKING FOR A HOME AND A RANGE. The York Police Department, still waiting for a new home, needs a new shooting range as well. A reduction in area range availabilities has left the town’s police officers without a reliable location for required training and practice. Here, Field Training Officer Owen Davis handles a Benelli 12-gauge shotgun, one of several types of firearms utilized by the York police. Photo by Steve Rasche

Lack of target range and station space puts police in a tight spot

As the York Police Department marks another year in a station that was called a temporary solution when the department first moved there in 1981, its chief is also searching for ways to accommodate state-mandated weapons training for the 27 full-time and dozen part-time officers who have no access to a shooting range in the local area for target practice.

School officials discuss consolidation

When it comes to how, and with whom, to consolidate local schools, the discussions are now underway.

Planning Board says yes to barbecue, Rite Aid and new Brixham plan

During a marathon meeting last Thursday, July 12, a mix of seasoned and new Planning Board members tackled a full agenda of high-profile projects, including a Rite Aid coming to Route 1 and a first-ever Zacharias Farm barbecue festival.

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Across the sea from York: take a tour of Celia Thaxter’s garden

It’s hard to believe that the lonely outcropping of rocky islands six miles offshore known as the Isles of Shoals once was frequented by famous artists such as author Nathaniel Hawthorne and painter Childe Hassam.

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