ALFRED — Voters will decide Thursday whether to spend $400,000 to buy a 53-acre property on Kennebunk Road. About 150 people crammed into Conant Chapel for an informational meeting Tuesday, with some attendees overflowing into an ante-room. The session drew vocal opposition to the proposal. Some said the land purchase and eventual construction of a […]

ALFRED — York County Commissioners got an earful from residents, employees and former employees Wednesday following 24 layoffs announced Monday. The cuts were made after commissioners authorized County Manager Richard Brown to take whatever steps necessary to reduce spending by $1.3 million on Sept. 3. The vote was three to one, with Richard Dutremble casting […]

Lieutenant Louis Nyitray addresses the media regarding a reduction in staff outside the York County Jail in Alfred Tuesday. (JEFF LAGASSE/Journal Tribune)

ALFRED — As officials in rural York County digested news that seven fewer deputies will be patrolling their towns, York County Sheriff Maurice Ouellette and Maine State Police Lt. Louis Nyitray say they’ve worked out a fix ”“ at least in the short-term. York County government laid off 24 workers Monday. With a retirement and […]

ALFRED — Twenty-four York County government workers were laid off Monday in a move that will affect most county services and the taxpayers who use them. The cuts will impact the sheriff’s department that patrols 14 rural towns, the district attorney’s office that processes criminal cases, the registries of deeds and probate and the county’s […]

Maine State Employees Association Local 1297 President Rachel Sherman, left, was among 17 clerical staff laid off in various York County government departments Monday. Here, she talked to media about the cuts, along with York County Sheriff’s Office deputies Kevin Ledoux, Sgt. Michael Hayes and Dep. Corey Sweatt. With seven deputy sheriffs positions cut, the […]

KENNEBUNKPORT — In response to resident complaints, town officials are working to find ways of dealing with what has become a pervasive problem in residential areas: Excessive motorcycle noise. Town selectmen voted 4-0 Thursday, with chairman Allen Daggett absent, to post signs along motorways that ask motorcyclists to ride quietly. The idea to post signs […]

Karl Reed Sr. holds summonses Wednesday that were issued to him by the Code Enforcement Office regarding a custom sign that was placed outside his business on Main Street in Biddeford. (JEFF LAGASSE/Journal Tribune)

BIDDEFORD — Mayoral candidate Karl Reed, Sr. was issued two summons Wednesday for a sign hanging on the front of his 148 Main St. establishment “Buried Treasures.” As of this morning, the sign was still hanging on the property. According to Code Enforcement Officer Roby Fecteau, his office received a complaint about the sign on […]

DAYTON — In the aftermath of a fire which destroyed a barn at the Cole family farm, a family member extends gratitude to firefighters and community members who have offered help and support. The fire, which occurred Monday night, started in an adjacent storage trailer which contained about 70 bales of hay, according to Goodwin […]