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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


FEMA, U.S. SBA Disaster Recovery Center Opens in Wells
Folks with Jan. 9-13 storm damage encouraged to drop by, register WELLS, Maine - York County residents and business owners whose...
Tammy L Wells
Mar 31, 20244 min read


York County Staff Spotlight - Rachel Sherman
District Attorney's Office Victim/Witness Advocate Where did you grow up and go to school? I grew up in Hudson and Marlborough, Mass. and...
Tammy L Wells
Mar 29, 20242 min read


'Can Do' Lieutenant Hones Skills at Leadership Academy
ALFRED, Maine – Many – perhaps most – who know her would describe York County Jail Lt. Lori Marks as a ‘can do’ sort of person. So when a...
Tammy L Wells
Mar 26, 20243 min read


York County Commissioners table proposed proclamation policy pending revisions
“As one commissioner said, we are going to open a can of worms, and here we are,” said Commission Chair Richard Dutremble. ALFRED, Maine...
Tammy L Wells
Mar 14, 20243 min read


Sunday storm made it a triple whammy on the coast - Communities reeling from January storms now cope with damage from a third
ALFRED, Maine – Another king tide peaked just before noon on Sunday, March 10, swamping and fracturing roadways, destructing sand dunes,...
Tammy L Wells
Mar 13, 20244 min read


York County Government Eyes Dredge Operation in Wake of January Storms
ALFRED, Maine – York County Maine Government is looking at putting the dredge it owns to work assisting coastal communities with sand and...
Tammy L Wells
Mar 4, 20243 min read


York County Staff Spotlight - Scott Gagne
Scott Gagne Training and Response Coordinator YCEMA (York County Emergency Management Agency) Where did you grow up and go to school? I...
Tammy L Wells
Feb 21, 20242 min read


York County Staff Spotlight - Det. Sgt. Kyle Kassa
Where did you grow up and go to school? At a young age, I moved to Maine from rural Alaska. I attended Radford University (VA), receiving...
Tammy L Wells
Feb 5, 20242 min read
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