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Making the Best of Their Time
Five York County Jail residents graduate from food service training program
Tammy L Wells
Oct 8, 20243 min read


Truck Driver Convicted of Manslaughter to Serve Five Years in Turnpike Deaths
York County District Attorney Kathryn Slattery has announced the sentencing of a tractor-trailer driver convicted of manslaughter.
Tammy L Wells
Sep 25, 20241 min read


Free Adult Ed Course Offers "Behind the Walls" Look at York County Jail
The course, billed as “Behind the Walls at York County Jail,” will give folks an opportunity to see how the facility operates, said King.
Tammy L Wells
Sep 24, 20243 min read


NH Man Sentenced for Aggravated Assault, Sexual Touching Relating to 17-Year-Old
A New Hampshire man has been sentenced to 10 years in prison, with all but four years suspended for assaulting a 17-year-old Lebanon girl in
Tammy L Wells
Sep 19, 20241 min read


York County Staff Spotlight: Diane Handlen
Where did you grow up and go to school? I grew up in Arundel and attended Biddeford schools. How long have you worked for county...
Tammy L Wells
Sep 16, 20242 min read


With Pricing Set, York County Training Center Project to Begin
The plan by York County government to build a regional first responder training center, followed by a substance use recovery center
Tammy L Wells
Sep 16, 20243 min read


Hazmat Students Learn Unique Skills with Hands-On, Classroom Training
ALFRED, Maine – The bright yellow, orange, and blue suits looked hot and uncomfortable, and the black gloves the students wore seemed...
Tammy L Wells
Sep 2, 20242 min read


York County Staff Spotlight: Jennifer Elwell
Jennifer Elwell, Human Resource Clerk
Tammy L Wells
Aug 13, 20241 min read


County Dredge Project Progresses
‘Our communities are in desperate need of this…. to save livelihood, businesses, to save our coastal communities.’ ALFRED, Maine - The...

Katherine Derby
Aug 8, 20243 min read


Check out the new York County government annual report
The 2023 Annual Report is now available
Tammy L Wells
Jul 13, 20241 min read


Tree Work to Commence at York County Court House in Alfred
A handful of dead, rotting, and unsafe trees to be removed ALFRED, Maine – The stately old maple trees on the front lawn at York County...
Tammy L Wells
Jul 12, 20243 min read


2023 Annual Report Now Available
Read your copy of the 2023 Annual Report

Katherine Derby
Jul 9, 20241 min read


Scene from TV show ‘Wild Crime” shot at historic York County Court House
ALFRED, Maine – The setting is a court room, where a man charged with murder is about to be arraigned. There is a judge on the bench, a...
Tammy L Wells
Jun 24, 20243 min read


Goal Achieved: Megan Arsenault is Now Certified as an Emergency Manager
ALFRED, Maine – During the COVID-19 pandemic, York County Emergency Management Agency Deputy Director Megan Arsenault served as the...
Tammy L Wells
Jun 12, 20243 min read


Request for Proposal (RFP) # YC-2024-1004178
Consultant Services for Dredging related Engineering Design, Permitting, and Contract Administration for the County of York, Maie

Katherine Derby
Jun 11, 20241 min read


Public hearing on $25 million York County budget is June 10
The York County Budget Committee has voted to conduct a public hearing at 6 p.m. June 10 on the proposed York County budget for the fiscal y
Tammy L Wells
Jun 4, 20243 min read


York County Staff Spotlight: Stephanie Lekakos
Where did you grow up and go to school? I am a lifelong local of Biddeford, Maine where I attended local schools and graduated from...
Tammy L Wells
Jun 3, 20242 min read


York County Commissioners approve $25 million spending plan: budget committee to review, vote
York County’s $25 million budget now moves on to the county budget committee after commissioners unanimously approved the spending.
Tammy L Wells
May 7, 20243 min read


York County Staff Spotlight: David Nalchajian
Learn more about our employees and commissioners by reading our Staff Spotlights in our Latest News link on our website.

Katherine Derby
Apr 19, 20242 min read


Friend, father, mentor: longtime Biddeford, Sanford Fire Chief Ray Parent remembered
In June 2002 there was a structure fire on Drake’s Island in Wells, in a spot where older summer cottages are pressed close together on...
Tammy L Wells
Apr 19, 20245 min read
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