Construction is officially underway on the long-anticipated Close the Gap project in Scarborough. In partnership with the town of Scarborough, Eastern Trail Alliance and the MaineDOT, the project will add 1.6 miles of off-road trail to the Eastern Trail, connecting the trail segment off Eastern Road to the northern trail segment near the Wainwright Sports […]
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A new, all-access trail is planned for Alewive Woods Preserve in Kennebunk
Kennebunk Land Trust hopes to have the new trail open by fall.
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Saco splash pad offers fun, safe, summertime family entertainment
Families across the Saco and Biddeford area are enjoying the newly opened Saco splash pad.
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Southern Maine streets to see temporary pedestrian-friendly redesigns
Through Nov. 15, three streets in Portland, Saco and South Portland will have safety features like roadway paint, flexible traffic posts and speed bumps.
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York County launches mobile alert system at 5 beaches
Beachgoers can now sign up for safety alerts at spots in Kennebunk, Wells, Ogunquit, York and Old Orchard Beach.
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Kennebunkport firefighter and classmates train through rugged conditions | County Report
Snow, and later driving rain on every Saturday training day for weeks, and, of course, mud. Training is grueling in such conditions, but fires and related incidents happen and must be fought in all conditions and the students plugged through it. They trained on Mother’s Day, undertaking vehicle extractions. They learned how to crawl through […]
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Former city manager files lawsuit against Biddeford
While the context of the lawsuit has not been released, a recent audit of the fiscal year 2023 budget turned up questions.
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Saco city administrator ready for retirement, will step down in August
The search for John Bohenko’s successor is underway.
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A decade of empowering young leaders in York County | Justin Chenette
Back in high school, I wanted to start a nonprofit organization to give back to others. Flash forward to my first term in the House of Representatives, and I made it a reality. What started out as a group to do everything from supporting homeless veterans to get back on their feet, providing arts grants […]
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York County emergency response team is ‘heartbeat of resilient community’ | County Report
Volunteer team members help prepare for disasters, respond to incidents, and assist with recovery.