The town Select Board is scheduled to consider whether to put a proposal to ban all single-use plastic utensils, containers, cups and straws on a November ballot.
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Posted inCops & Courts, Maine, News
New Hampshire man sentenced for role in 2019 York home invasion
Derek Daprato, one of four men accused of breaking into a York man’s home to shoot and rob him, will serve 12 years in federal prison.
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Former York special education teacher sues district for discrimination
Michele Figueira says the school created a hostile work environment in which she was discriminated against for being gay.
Posted inBusiness, Food
The Wrap: Book bar and cafe delays opening; South Freeport Village Market reopens
Also, Little Pig soft-launches with ‘Thai-ish’ pop-ups; The Wurst Week Ever features an Old Port hot dog crawl; and more.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Stonewall Kitchen makes leadership change
Carrie McDermott has become CEO of the York-based specialty foods retailer following tenures at several large retailers. She succeeds John Stiker, who is retiring.
Posted inMaine
Across Maine, sewer rate payers are starting to see increases to cover the cost of the sludge crisis
Cities, towns and sewer districts are now starting to tally up the higher cost of sludge disposal and calculate what ratepayers will pay to cover those costs.
Posted inMaine
Dead whale removed from Long Sands Beach in York
The minke whale washed up on shore, police said.
Posted inBusiness, Food, Maine, News, Uncategorized
As a Maine distillery grows, so does worry over ‘whiskey fungus’
The black blight is spreading near large distilleries and threatening home values in places such as Kentucky. Now some neighbors of Wiggly Bridge Distillery say the fungus has come to York.
Posted inCoastal Journal, Northern Forecaster, The Forecaster
Letter: Freeport town manager did not serve the town
As a recent retiree from the Freeport Finance Department and previously serving as principal financial officer with the city of Portland, I feel the need to express concern for the citizens of Freeport and its employees over the recent resignation of Peter Joseph, town manager. Any responsible town manager would never leave with impending budget […]
Posted inMaine
Lawmakers consider commercial EV truck rebate trial
But some lawmakers think the state should use its electric vehicle funding to help low- and middle-income Mainers who are eager to buy electric cars.