York News

York, Maine, fisherman Michael Sinclair talks to a group of fishermen from across the country and Canada on Friday in York.

YORK, Maine - Inn on the Blues owner Joe Lipton has decided against taking over the space of the closed Blue Sky on York Beach.

Proposed toll changes under the option preferred by the Maine Turnpike Authority: York toll: $1 increase from $2 to $3 New Gloucester toll: 75-cent increase from $1.75 to $2.50 West Gardiner/I-95 toll: 75-cent increase from $1.25 to $2 Gardiner/I-295 toll: no increase, stays at $1 Side tolls: no increase, stays at $1 Minimum toll: 10-cent increase ... (more)

YORK, Maine - The World Cup Bull Riders Rodeo scheduled for Saturday and Sunday, June 2 and 3 at York's Wild Kingdom has been postponed due to concerns of inclement weather this weekend, according to organizer Kenny Churchill of York.

YORK, Maine - Drivers using the York Toll Plaza could be facing as much as a $1 increase in tolls as soon as this fall, as the Maine Turnpike Authority looks to raise at least $26.5 million a year to meet its current and long-term financial obligations.

He grew up in Poland, where he served for three years in the Polish Army during World War II.

The York Land Trust wishes to thank the generous people of York for their contribution of $300,000 toward the purchase and permanent protection of Plaisted Field.

YORK, Maine - The day after the robbery of Kennebunk Savings Bank on Tuesday afternoon, police released surveillance photos showing the female suspect holding a cell phone, reaching across the teller's counter and having a large embroidered bag to carry the cash.

A tractor trailer truck maneuvering a turn from Ocean Avenue onto Railroad Avenue, taking up two lanes and avoids a parked car.

Two other people in the vehicle were also charged. Their charges were previously published.

The York Police Department is enforcing the mandatory use of seat belts in a national Click It or Ticket campaign.

The Greater York Region Chamber of Commerce is pleased to announce the 10th season of the York Farmers' Market kicking off on Saturday, June 2nd.

WORCESTER, Mass. - Worcester Polytechnic Institute announced that Catherine Sevigny of York, a first-year student majoring in biochemistry, has been named a Charles O. Thompson Scholar for the 2011-2012 academic year.

Museums of Old York Executive Director Joel Lefever is settling into his new job, having relocated from Washington, D.C., this month.

Students in Beth Switzer's fourth-grade class at Coastal Ridge Elementery School are holding an American Red Cross Blood Drive from 3 to 7 p.m., Monday, June 4, in the school gymnasium.

YORK, Maine - A woman made off with an undisclosed amount of cash Tuesday afternoon after quietly handing a note to a teller at the Kennebunk Savings Bank, then walking out with the money, according to police.

Auto Spa Car Wash owner David Woods, right, has pledged to donate all proceeds from his York, Maine, business this weekend to help 4-year-old Dakota Carter's family raise money for a handicapped-accessible van.

Passenger Michael S. Tranni, 19, 154 Birch Hill Road, York, was charged with possession of a suspended license and sale/use of drug paraphernalia.

For meeting or general information on N.H. Alcoholics Anonymous, call 593-3330 or visit www.nhaa.net . n AL-ANON/ALATEEN: - Visit www.nhal-anon.org , call 825 2666.

York Schools Director of Curriculum Maryann Minard accepts a corsage from first-graders during the annual celebration of artist Mary Cassatt luncheon held Tuesday at the Dockside Inn and Restaurant in York, Maine.