Tammy Wells

Kennebunk, Kennebunkport and Arundel Chamber of Commerce Director Laura Dolce said the agency hopes to learn early in the new year if the Maine Department of Transportation grant is approved.

The current system is cobbled together and would likely require upgrades.

Thieves are copying or “washing” checks, rewriting and then cashing them, authorities say.

“I wanted to make this a class act,” he said of the police department. Those who know of his work say he has.

Hearings for York County Superior Court Justice Wayne Douglas’s nomination to the Maine Supreme Judicial Court and for retired Superior Court Justice Paul Fritzsche to hold another 7-year term as active retired will be taken up by the Judiciary Committee on Feb. 15.

BIDDEFORD — The old sliding door cooler at Biddeford Food Pantry has been repaired many times and is reaching beyond its lifespan. Storage in the warehouse is at a premium, and some refrigerators are more than showing their age. It is — or was — a conundrum, particularly at a time when food costs are […]

ALFRED — The Alfred Planning Board on Sept. 18 first voted to deny York County government’s application for a substance use recovery center on property it owns on Route 4, on grounds the application was for more beds than the town’s zoning ordinance allows. Later that evening, the board rescinded the vote and tabled the […]

ALFRED – York County government’s plan to build an all hazards first responder training center will improve local department’s recruiting ability and bolster the skills of recruits who would be able to get training close to home, county officials say. On Sept. 18, members of the Alfred Planning Board voted unanimously that the project application […]

ALFRED — The Alfred Planning Board voted unanimously Monday, Oct. 23, to declare York County government’s application for a substance use recovery complete and set a public hearing for Nov. 27. The Planning Board has scheduled a site walk for 9 a.m. on Sunday, Nov. 5, near York County Jail on Layman Way, off Route […]

Turkeys needed and welcome, pantry officials say.