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