The Friends of Rachel Carson National Wildlife Refuge announced the 2025 Sense of Wonder Photo Contest begins April 1. According to a news release, the Friends are inviting photographers of all ages to submit photos for the fifth annual contest. Submissions will be accepted through June 15. Participants may submit up to three photos to […]
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Business: Kennebunk Savings Bank Foundation supports York Hospital cardiac lab renovation
The Kennebunk Savings Bank Foundation has donated $25,000 toward the renovation of York Hospital’s Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory. According to a March 5 news release, the independent nonprofit hospital, which has been in operation for 111 years, launched its “Leading with Heart” capital campaign last year and construction is underway. “York Hospital is a true community […]
Another, weaker, earthquake shakes same area off coast of Maine
The 2.0 earthquake Wednesday morning was about 5.5 miles off York Harbor, the same region as the magnitude 3.8 earthquake on Monday.
Two tractor trailers crash on turnpike in York
One driver was seriously injured and transported to a hospital in New Hampshire.
Maine sells old courthouses in Sanford, Biddeford to turn into housing
Authorities are planning to convert the former courthouses into apartment buildings, and state officials are also in discussions regarding a third site in York.
York man dies in motorcycle crash
The crash on Mountain Road was reported to police early Sunday afternoon.
Connecticut man arrested, accused of driving the wrong way on I-95 in Wells
The wrong-way driver caused another vehicle to crash but no one was injured, state police said.
State awards $5.8 million to more than 100 Maine businesses for storm damage repairs
Gov. Janet Mills announced that the grants, which go up to $100,000, will support small businesses across industries and all 16 counties.
A surveyor’s walk of York-Kittery border highlights complexity of moving a town boundary
Kittery is asking York to stop efforts to move the border between the 2 towns, a process the town attorney says would be expensive and complicated for the town and the owners of 13 homes and 2 business that would shift from Kittery to York.
Teenager dies from injuries in York motorcycle crash
The crash happened on Cider Hill Road and the teen was transported to Portsmouth Regional Hospital.