York County Sheriff’s Office Police Services, Corrections Division and Civil Process divisions were recognized for it on Friday, March 6 at the YCSO Annual Awards Ceremony

York County Jail has earned a 100 percent score on their recent biennial state inspection. York County Sheriff William L King Jr. said Maine Department of Corrections officials emphasized how rare it is for a facility to achieve a 100 percent compliance rating. The standards encompass every facet of the jail operation, from specifying clothing items issued to inmates to control center operations, documentation of inmate counts, facility searches for contraband, medical care,

Folks in the senior citizen age bracket are invited to a totally free Senior Safety Fair on March 13 to listen and learn. The event will be hosted at the brand new York County Regional Training Center at 79 First County Way, off Route 4 and Layman Way in Alfred.

Bishop Robert Deeley is retired from his administrative work for the Diocese of Portland but remains a Bishop and priest, and says Mass once a month at York County Jail.

The long-awaited dredging and dune restoration project off Atlantic Avenue, ongoing 24/7 for the better part of a week, was due to wind down around Feb. 20 and move on to Saco beginning around the last week in February. Then, once preparations are complete – around March 2 –  the York County government dredge will begin restoring Camp Ellis beach and dunes battered by a pair of storms that devastated the York County coast – and indeed much of the entire Maine coast – in Janua

L.D. 2124 proposes taking funds from the Maine counties, rather than state funding, to support the unhoused in shelters.

Partners Bank and Kennebunk Savings each contributed $150,000 to First County Foundation, Inc. earmarked for the York County Substance Use Treatment and Recovery Center. The Recovery Center is currently under construction in Alfred, ME.

York County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Matthew Cummer is among those taking part in this, the second year of the Law Enforcement Torch Run Super Plunge to benefit Special Olympics Maine.

Senior Safety Fair York County Regional Training Center 79 First County Way, Alfred, ME Friday, March 13, 2026 8:30a - 12:30p

The decades-long dream of a centralized location for all manner of first responder training  is now a firm reality.

Earlier this week, one of our York County Jail corrections officers was invited to an immigration appointment in Scarborough and when he arrived, was detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. He remains in custody at Plymouth, Massachusetts facility as of Friday, Jan. 23. The County of York has a rigorous hiring process. It encompasses an application process, reference and criminal background checks, employment verification and federal I-9 verifications, and other

York County Commissioner Richard Dutremble of Biddeford was unanimously voted as chair of the five-member board during its organizational meeting January 7.

The Coastal Counties Workforce, Inc.’s Board of Directors (County Commissioners from Cumberland, Knox, Lincoln, Sagadahoc, Waldo, and York Counties and the CCWB Executive Committee) will hold a board meeting on: Date: Friday, January 23, 2026

On Monday, Jan. 5, Deputy Jason Solomon retired after 25 years in law enforcement, most of it with YCSO.

After securing the green light from FEMA Region 1, the project to restore shorelines and beaches in Wells, Saco and Old Orchard Beach ripped bare of protective dunes in a pair of January 2024 storms is scheduled to begin early in the new year.

Family life can be difficult to maintain when a loved one is in jail, awaiting trial. Time passes without in-person contact – without a shared smile, without the chance to throw a ball around, without the opportunity to giggle and eat cupcakes together and hug. For three pre-trial inmates and their loved ones, all those things became possible on a recent weekend, when the folks at York County Jail teamed up with Volunteers of America to offer the precious gift of time spen

ALFRED, Maine – It is part of the job, but it is one that takes a toll, and  it can be a heavy one. If you are a first responder there are events you encounter you cannot unsee, unhear, or not smell. The first time you saw what is unimaginable to most people replays in your head. And given the nature of your life’s work, similar scenes repeat in real life with car crashes, medical emergencies, a deadly fire or a standoff with a bad outcome. At times it seems like it just does

ALFRED, Maine – First County Food Pantry will host a three-day drive thru holiday distribution for individuals and families in need 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Dec. 22, 23, and 24 , at the intersection of Swett's Bridge Road and Route 4 in Alfred . “Food insecurity rates in York County and in Maine are high,” said Rachel Stansfield, York County government’s Chief Advancement Officer and liaison to its charitable arm, First County Foundation, Inc. “By taking this step, we hope those w

York County Court House in Alfred remains in use but with the 2023 exit of the state superior court, there is more space than the county departments housed there need. County Commissioners Dec. 3 discussed an idea that would see Sanford Housing Authority acquire the building and create senior apartments inside in exchange for the SHA-owned former Springvale District Court. A public hearing may be forthcoming in the new year.

 First County Food Pantry volunteers distributed Thanksgiving food baskets –  including turkey, vegetables, stuffing, cranberry sauce, gravy and more  – to 715 families, representing about 2,145 people, over the three days leading up to what is considered by many as America’s most treasured holiday.