The board earmarked $1.54 million in federal American Rescue Plan Act funds for the dredge, designed to keep channels open and supply sand to nourish eroding beaches up and down the York County coast and beyond.
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The Pines Community marks 50 years of affordable senior living in Ocean Park
Speeches, conversation, music, food and laughter in the sunshine made for a pleasant afternoon celebration for residents and guests alike.
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Saco School Board votes for Portland Road parcels for construction
Next steps include traffic and environmental assessments, a straw poll and inclusion on the State Board of Education’s agenda.
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Developer proposes 14 ‘workforce’ housing units in Biddeford
Affordable units had been planned, but representatives of the developer said funding was not available.
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York County lays out plans for recovery and training centers
The county would use American Rescue Plan Act and other funding to build a barrier-free substance misuse recovery center and a separate first responder training and readiness center on the grounds of York County Jail in Alfred.
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Current and past Biddeford residents named to Hall of Fame
The annual award was created by the Biddeford Cultural and Heritage Center to recognize residents who have made significant contributions to Biddeford and beyond.
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Biddeford’s affordable housing task force delivers interim report
The report recommends quick action on homelessness and offered a glimpse of the final report, which will contain recommendations on the wider issue of housing affordability, That report is due Nov. 15.
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First ever Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle comic printed at Journal Tribune
Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird created the series in Dover, New Hampshire. The negatives for that first comic, printed in 1984, have surfaced and the owner, a Colorado collector, came to Biddeford In September to look around.
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Candidates for four elected York County government offices are unopposed
All elected county terms are four years.
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Incumbent King and challenger Hicks in race for York County Sheriff
Republican Roger Hicks is looking to unseat Democrat William King, who is seeking a third, four-year term.