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Friday, May 6, 2016
Volume 12 • Issue No. 19
New Location for York Police Offers Needed Space
Municipal Building Committee member Bill Masterson, left, reviews plans for new police station with Chief Douglas Bracy.
By Carin Lee, Staff Reporter YORK The town of York currently has an unusual police station, situated in an antiquated 6,500 square foot former schoolhouse that was built in 1903. The police department has been housed there for 35 years. That will all change by December of 2016, when a new station will open in the former American Legion building on Hannaford Drive in York. The new location will be central to York and York Harbor
and area businesses and schools. It offers 14,280 square feet and 5 acres of land, offering opportunity for future expansion. The purchase of the property was approved by voters in July of 2015. The new location provides space for a variety of vital services the police department provides to the town of York. The Harbor Master, which controls the safety of the harbor and town docks, is part of the police department, as is the Shellfish Administration, which properly monitors the clam flats
and oversees permits. The department houses, among other things, offices for patrol officers, meter collection, an arsenal for weapons,and holding cells. In the current location each of these services is squeezed into a tight space. There is no room for storage, so boxes of files take up any available floor space. In addition to the day-today police operations the department provides numerous other services to include, but not limitSee POLICE page 7...
Harvest for Hunger: Helping Others and Building Community By Nancye Tuttle, Staff Reporter ARUNDEL The ground is still a bit brown at Frinkelpod Farm, located on several acres on Log Cabin Road, Arundel. But activity abounds as the planting season begins, bringing with it hope for a hefty harvest this summer of peas, peppers, toma-
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Arts & Entertainment 30-32 Business & Finance 24-25 Calendar of Events 44 Classifieds 49-52 Computer Lady 36 Health & Fitness 15-20 Home & Business 45-48 Library News 23,34 Obituaries 35 Pets 21 Puzzles 54 Real Estate 26-27,56 Sports 52-53 Where To Dine 37-43
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toes, beans, eggplant, zucchini, summer squash, potatoes, lettuce and leafy greens. On a ž acre plot of at the farm, master gardener Geri Fitzgerald leads volunteers several days a week, tilling, planting and growing organic produce for local hunger programs. “There’s always a variety of things to do,� said Fitzgerald on a recent Saturday morning, working side-by-side with volunteer Eileen Kelly of Kennebunk and preparing to plant snap peas, snow peas and spinach. “Our biggest challenge soon will be beating the weeds.� Later, as crops are ready for harvest and distribution to the Community Outreach Service (COS) Friday Produce Pantry in Kennebunk and the Bon Appetite Community Meals Program in Biddeford, many more volunteers will be here, weeding, picking, washing and distributing the vegetables. Frinkelpod farmers Noah Wentworth and Flora Brown set aside part of their land to grow produce for food pantries when they started the farm in 2012. “We knew from the beginning that we wanted to help ease food insecurity in our region, but as farmers we were stretched thin. And then Geri came into our lives,� said Brown.
Fitzgerald, a Kennebunkport resident, came on board as volunteer organizer in 2013. “My goal was to grow food for those who need healthy vegetables in their diets. I also hoped to convert people to organic gardening and create a community, too,� said Fitzgerald. The first year, Fitzgerald organized a small group of volunteers for a late season start. That fall, Maria Clark, another master gardener, got involved See FARM page 8...
Ogunquit Ranks #1 Best Coastal Small Town in USA Today OGUNQUIT Ogunquit, Maine, long known by its tagline: 'Beautiful Place by the Sea' will now be
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known throughout America and beyond as the USA Today First Choice pick in the 10 Best Reader's Choice 2016. Ogunquit was
nominated as one of the top 20 towns by 10Best.com a division of USA Today Travel and now holds the coveted title of Best Coastal Small Town 2016. It was an honor and a privilege to be nominated and then to be awarded the title by popular vote. The recognition speaks volumes as to the love that the voters have for Ogunquit. We are celebrating our win and we invite you to join us in experiencing first hand why Ogunquit is the Best Coastal Small Town. (photo from www.geolocation.ws)
Kennebunk’s May Day Festival
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York County’s Frinkelpod Farm provides produce for those who need.
Health & Fitness A section concerning your health... INSIDE:
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Don’t forget - the festival is this Saturday, May 7, with a full day of familyfriendly activities. Look for maps on Main Street to plot your course and join in the fun!
Ideas for Mother’s Day! PG 32-33