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.

Where did you grow up and go to school? I’m originally from the South Shore area of Massachusetts, but I grew up and went to school in North Conway, New Hampshire. I lived in the White Mountains for about 15 years before relocating to Saco with my husband last year. Though the area was beautiful, you can’t beat being by the beach!   What prompted you to seek employment with York County Government? I’ve worked in public safety for almost ten years, and I wanted a role that sti

Dredging operations and associated work to repair coastal dune devastation stemming from a pair of voracious storms in January 2024 are to begin sometime in November.

The woods, fields and lawns in York County and beyond are far too dry, prompting fire officials in many of the 29 county municipalities to institute a burn ban. The fire danger in York County remains in the ‘very high,’ category on the scale, York County fire and emergency management officials say. The next category is ‘extreme.’