ork County Government is joining forces with the American Red Cross to host a blood drive on July 30 and is looking for folks to make the commitment to donate a pint, by reserving a time and following through on the day. The blood drive will be 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Thursday, July 30 in the drill hall at York County Regional Training Center, 79 First County Way ( take Layman Way off Route 4, First County Way is the first right) in Alfred.

If you were in the right place at the right time on June 3, you might have seen the passing of the Special Olympics torch, called The Flame of Hope, from a Kennebunkport Police officer to a York County Sheriff’s Office Deputy at the Arundel town line on Route 1.

And on June 2, 17 newly minted Emergency Medical Technicians graduated from a 16-week program offered by York County Community College and held at York County Regional Training Center in Alfred. The EMT course began in early January, with four hours of classroom work and eight hours of hands-on training in the lab each week and are now eligible to take the National Registry of EMTs certification exam.

Following a June 3 public hearing that drew little comment, the York County Budget Committee unanimously voted to transmit the $31.2 million budget for the fiscal year that begins July 1 to York County Commissioners, thus approving the spending plan.

U.S. Senator Angus King (I-Maine) stopped by the York County Regional Training Center Wednesday, May 27 for a tour, to see firsthand the facility York County government built largely with federal ARPA funds, county money, grants, and Congressionally Designated Spending that makes exactly that sort of training possible.

York County residents can weigh in on the proposed York County budget for the fiscal year that begins July 1 at a public hearing set for 6pm June 3 at the York County Government Building.

The 2025 York County Government Annual Report is ready - two months earlier than the prio year's version - and contains interesting and important information for all York County residents.

Should York County government, which employs a finance director and finance team, abolish the elected treasurer’s position? Voters will decide that matter Nov. 3 after York County Commissioners on May 6 agreed to put the referendum questions to voters countywide.

ALFRED, Maine – A longtime vision became reality when the York County Regional Training Center opened its doors to its first training class Jan. 3 and on Friday, May 1, first responders, municipal officials, and others – including U.S. Senator Susan M. Collins – stopped by to mark the Grand Opening Ceremony. Building it took just over a year. Planning it took 3-4 years. First responders have been dreaming of having such a facility for decades. And, pointed out YCRTC director

When York County Commissioners approved the proposed $31.64 m county operating budget for the next fiscal year April 8 and turned it over to the York County Budget Committee, they did so after learning that some state funds for Maine’s 15 county jails would not be forthcoming and reduced by more than $400,000. Then five days later, Commission Chair Richard Dutremble said he'd received word that the Leglislature had found enugh cash to restore state funding. Read more.

The drill tower is among the key components of the York County Regional Training Center – the new multi-discipline first responder center for instruction off Route 4 in Alfred. It was used for fire instruction on that sunny, brisk spring day, but its function is broad.

York County Commissioners are poised to decide later this spring whether to ask voters in November if they wish to appoint a county treasurer, thus abolishing the elected position.

On a recent Thursday, about 20 people who had signed up for a courthouse tour through Marshwood Adult Education got to see some early documents – some dating to the mid-1600s like the Roles-Chadbourne transactions – and learn how they’re being carefully preserved for the future. They got to examine the stately second floor courtroom, toured the Registry of Deeds, and more.

More than 90 attend event ALFRED, Maine – What color is the yield traffic sign? Well, folks of a certain age tend to say yellow. Except, of course, it isn’t. Tom Baran, AAA Northern New England’s Traffic Safety Education Specialist said the yield sign shape – the familiar triangle – remains the same, but the color changed to red and white about 30 years ago. It was a lead-in to a talk about safe driving as people age and minimizing risk, one of a couple of presentations – th

A couple of classes of the Citizens Police Academy conducted by York County Sheriff’s Office this winter included law and the US Constitution. It was part of the nine week program that saw students learn everything from how to conduct a traffic stop to the role of police dogs – typically called K9s – to crime scene processing and use of force. The graduates were recognized on March 6, at the sheriff’s office annual awards ceremony.

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