As with local retailers, results appear to be mixed for York's lodging establishments so far this summer season.

YORK — For the first time since 2001, the town's tax rate will be increasing.

As of July 21, 98 houses had been sold in York. The average selling price was $490,000.

YORK — After more than two years of wondering, residents will soon see a proposal by developer Oscar Plotkin for York's Wild Kingdom and adjacent land in York Beach.

A story in the July 16 edition of the The Weekly mistakenly omitted contact information for the York Community Service Association, which is seeking donations for its fuel-assistance program.

Wednesday, July 23
7 p.m., Appeals Board, York Public Library
Thursday, July 24
8 a.m., York Beach Zoning Subcommittee, York Beach Fire Station
5:30 p.m., Planning Board, York Public Library
Friday, July 25

YORK — An early morning phone call on Saturday from Wentworth-Douglass Hospital to York police led officers on a hunt for an underage party going on somewhere in town, a search that ultimately resulted in three York residents being charged.

YORK — An autographed jersey, an original watercolor painting and gift certificates to just about every restaurant on the beach will be hitting the auction block at 6 p.m. Aug. 1 at the York Lions Club's annual charity auction.

YORK — Town power outages this past weekend occurred in one location that could least afford it — the York Police Department, where the area's 911 dispatch is located.

YORK, Maine — A downturn in traffic and therefore in revenue coming into the Maine Turnpike Authority will likely combine to hold off construction of a new toll plaza in York.

The York 11-year-old Little League All-Star team advanced to last Thursday's District IV championship game against Kennebunk.

The York Little League All-Star 9-, and 10-year old softball team certainly had no reason to hang their heads after a fine performance in the District IV tournament.

The Ledges has gained a solid reputation around the state as a tough but fair golf course since it opened for play in the summer of 1998.

The Wells/York Alfredo's American Legion baseball team closed out the regular season on Saturday, sweeping a doubleheader from Noble Post 87 by scores of 6-4 and 8-5.

With 51 points, Team 5, led by captain Sandy Petrovich, came in first place last week in the York Golf and Tennis Club's women's golf league.

YORK — Located on scenic Route 91 on the corner of Mill Lane, The Brixham General Store is an eclectic, 15-seat café and artisan food company that serves up as much history as it does freshly prepared food.

YORK — Eldredge Lumber and Hardware is pleased to announce it has achieved Certified Green Dealer status and can provide practical solutions for builders, remodeling contractors and homeowners interested in the growing market of Green Design...

Systems may be a big pain to initiate, but they are oh-so-necessary.

York Days 2008 is almost here and will feature a variety of fun, family-oriented events, including the always-popular Christmas in July Lighting of the Nubble and the fireworks show at Short Sands Beach.

YORK DAYS

The talented and entertaining Bill Graham will speak on "Fashion and Flowers of Beautiful Things in Salem, Mass.," in The Reading Room, York Harbor. He will share stories, ideas and anecdotes on floral design and fashion. Millinery and accessories...

York is home to a truly amazing array of art galleries, museums, antiques shops and history. To celebrate this rich heritage, Old York is planning Arts & Antiques Week from Sept. 7 through 13. The week will culminate in several special events at the...

Strawberries have peaked and are on the wane, which means blueberries are on now on the ...; wax? Regardless of the idiom, bunches of berries are shifting from hard green spheres to juicy purplish-blue ones, and they're accordingly showing up on...

I knew Maine was my kind of place when, years ago, I read that our state has the highest per-capita consumption of ice cream in the country. I love Maine's ocean, lakes and mountains, but I confess I equally love its shellfish, blueberries and maple...

KITTERY — The Ledges is as cool as the breeze off Portsmouth Harbor on a summer's day.

YORK — An autographed jersey, an original watercolor painting and gift certificates to just about every restaurant on the beach will be hitting the auction block at 6 p.m. Aug. 1 at the York Lions Club's annual charity auction.

YORK — The Museums of Old York is sponsoring a luncheon lecture series in conjunction with the show house that will include a ticket to the Old York Decorator Show House.

YORK — Laura Dehler, development director of the Center for Wildlife, announced that this year's support for the center through Kennebunk Savings Bank's Community Ballot votes was one-third higher than in previous years.

YORK — The Museums of Old York is sponsoring a luncheon lecture series in conjunction with the show house that will include a ticket to the Old York Decorator Show House.

You know for sure that it's the height of summer when York Days rolls around.