YORK — While the nation's lawmakers continue to debate immigration laws, local businesses may find themselves short-staffed this summer.

OGUNQUIT — Debate was lively and largely aimed across party lines as seven of the eight candidates for Maine's 1st Congressional District seat faced off during a forum at the Dunaway Center on Thursday night.

YORK — The candidates night planned by The York Weekly has been rescheduled for 7 tonight, May 14, at York Public Library.

A big voter turnout is expected Saturday as major issues are on the ballot, according to town officials.

Five amendments to town zoning ordinances will be at the mercy of voters this Saturday.

YORK — Everyone in town will have his or her chance to give the Maine Turnpike Authority a “yea or nay” on the toll plaza relocation — and all they have to do is vote.

See the related link to view the draft copy of the May 2008 budget referendum for the town of York.

YORK — Despite an unresolved conflict, the Board of Selectmen voted 4-0 on Monday, May 12, to appoint Tina LaFleur Johnson of Cape Neddick to the York Housing Authority.

Changes to the town's surfing ordinance passed in 2007 will remain in place at the recommendation of Parks and Recreation Director Mike Sullivan.

The polls in York will be open from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday, May 17, at York High School, Robert E. Butler gymnasium. Also, absentee ballots can be obtained at the town clerk's office. They are accepted at the office till 4:30 p.m. Friday, May 16,...

YORK — The case of Patrick Simpson was to go before a federal grand jury Tuesday, May 13, according to York Police Chief Doug Bracy.

Today, May 14

YORK — Two York teams that placed second in their divisions and challenges at the Odyssey of the Mind state tournament in April are gearing up for the World Finals in Maryland at the end of the month.

YORK — The Community Development Department is holding a special meeting to help residents understand how new state shoreland zoning regulations could affect their properties.

YORK — After a long wait, Maine Commissioner of Education Susan Gendron has approved York's alternative plan to school reorganization.

York High School girls lacrosse coach Jodie Lawlor knew the first part of the schedule would be easier than the second.

KITTERY — Three outs stood between the York High School baseball team and its first loss of the season at the hands of Traip Academy at Memorial Field on a chilly Monday afternoon.

The York High School girls tennis team is playing with a completely different lineup this season than it did when it advanced to the Western Maine Class B championship match last year.

York boys lacrosse wins first

The final score may have read 4-1, but York High School boys tennis coach Pete Webster thought Monday's Western Maine Class B home loss against Cape Elizabeth could have gone either way.

The York High School track teams improved their record to 6-0 with decisive victories over Gray, Yarmouth and Wayneflete. The Wildcats won despite the absence of their top scorers Chelsey Tewell and Mark Vogel.

The following are game summaries from last week's action in the York Little League. Information is provided by the coaches.

YORK — While the nation's lawmakers continue to debate immigration laws, local businesses may find themselves short-staffed this summer.

After the last threat of closure of the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, we created a Bi-State Economic Coalition to work on issues that we have in common with New Hampshire, like transportation.

York County Community Action Corporation has been named as the nonprofit partner in the 2008 "Best of the Best Celebration," sponsored by The York Weekly and York County Coast Star.

WASHINGTON D.C. — U.S. Republican Sens. Olympia J. Snowe and Susan Collins are supporting the Maine Lobstermen's Association's request to delay the sinking groundline requirement enforcement date to June 1, 2009. Currently, lobstermen fishing...

KENNEBUNK — The Gulf of Maine Lobster Foundation already has conducted two of the three scheduled groundline rope exchanges this spring. This month, the program has registered more than 180 lobstermen who will bring in an estimated 230,000...

Exchange City offers day camp

PORTSMOUTH, N.H. — The Workforce Housing Coalition of the Greater Seacoast, an education and advocacy organization, is co-sponsoring a May 16 forum titled, "Small Homes, Small Lots: Great Communities, Building in the New England Tradition."...

Mother's Day was a perfect spring day, the sun came out and it warmed up a bit. After breakfast, my sons and I went for a nature walk, looking through a swampy woodland for undiscovered vernal pools. Frogs lurked in shallow ponds, marsh marigolds...

Once in a great while, we are given the opportunity to truly celebrate a great success. In this instance, we have three successes to celebrate — and we hope you will join us!

YORK — Diane Hutchins, of North Berwick, and Erik Johnson, of York, are pleased to announce their engagement.

The Maine Elks Association recently announced the winners of the Elks Most Valuable Student scholarships for 2008. Seven high school seniors from the state were awarded four-year scholarships of $1,000 each, made possible through the Elks National...

CARRABASSETT VALLEY — The Maine Elks Association held its 79th annual state convention at the Sugarloaf Ski Resort in Carrabassett Valley, May 2-4. The convention was attended by more than 300 members and guests, with lodges and individual...

PORTSMOUTH, N.H. — The Young Organist Collaborative held its sixth annual recital at St. John's Episcopal Church in Portsmouth on May 3.

The annual Old York Garden Club Plant Sale will be 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, May 24, at the Grant House, Route 1. Hundreds of plants, mostly perennial flowering species grown in club members' gardens, select garden ornaments and plants from local...

May marks the official beginning of spring in Maine. March can be cold and April capricious, but May brings green leaves and lawns. May is a transitional month, and so it is fitting that it is a time in which we celebrate life transitions —...

From oil and watercolor landscape scenes to sculptures and encaustic paintings, the new Encore! exhibition represents an unusual and eclectic combination of work in a variety of media.

Town Clerk Mary-Anne Szeniawski has said she's expecting a good turnout at the polls this May — that's good news.

The Tax Task Force was formed four years ago because York taxpayers faced "out-of-control" real estate taxes. The Budget Committee, selectmen and the School Committee didn't have a solution, they were the problem! Public outrage was incorrectly...