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has a tradition of strong local control and weak county government,
so residents may go for years without realizing that people
are working in Alfred to keep the wheels of the county in motion.
The county commission, which presides over much of the operation,
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Date of Incorporation: 1830. Population: 2,125. Size (square miles): 43. Town government: Selectmen/Town Meeting Town officials: Tony Cogliandro, Nancy Ruma and James Driscoll. Town Hall: Corner of Route 109, Acton, Maine 04001. Phone: 636-3839. Town Clerk’s hours: Tuesday: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Wednesday, Friday: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Public meetings: Annual Town Meeting, first week in June; Selectmen’s meetings, Tuesdays at 7 p.m. in Town Hall. Emergency calls: 911 Police Department: York County Sheriff. Fire Department: Harold Smith, chief. Non-emergency calls: 636-3230. School Department: Superintendent, Brian Beeler. Phone: 636-2100. Public Library: Acton Public Library. Doris Bracken, Librarian. Phone: 636-2871. Major annual community events: Acton fair (August), Apple Festival (September). Town Web site: www.actonmaine.com. Three things not to miss: Acton Fair, the town’s 10 bodies of water, The Great East Lake Canal, which was created during the Civil War without the use of mortar and still stands. Date of incorporation: 1915. Population (for 2005): 3,571. Size (square miles): 24. Town government: Selectmen/Town Meeting. Town Manager John Fraser. Selectmen: Velma Jones Hayes, Mark Laprel, David Lane, Thomas Danylik, Mark Paulin. Town Hall: 468 Limerick Road, Arundel, Maine 04046. Phone: 985-4201. Hours: Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Public Meetings: Annual Town Meeting, second Wednesday in June; selectmen’s meetings second and fourth Mondays of the month, 7 p.m., fire station. Public Safety & Emergency calls: 911 Police Department: Matt Nadeau, deputy. Non-emergency calls: 324-1113 or 985-8008. School Department: Alton Hadley III, superintendent. Phone: 985-1950. Private Schools: The School Around Us (private, alternative elementary school). Nancy Cambrola-Jones, principal. Phone: 967-3143. Town Web site: www.arundelmaine.org. Date of incorporation/founding: 1794. Population: 2,500. Size (square miles): 27. Town government: Selectmen/Town Meeting. Town officials: John Sylvester, Glenn Dochtermann, David Burns. Town Hall: 16 Saco Road, Alfred, Maine 04002. Phone: 324-1289 Hours: Monday – Thursday 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Friday 9 a.m. to noon. Selectmen meetings: 3:30 p.m. the first Tuesday of the even month, then every Tuesday at 5 p.m. the rest of the month, at Town Hall. Town Meeting: Every March at the elementary school. Public Library: Parsons Memorial Library. Phone: 324-2001. Emergency Number: 911. Police Department: York County Sheriff. Fire Department: Kennebunk Road. David Lord, chief. Matt Bors, rescue chief. Non-emergency number: 324-8969. Date of Incorporation: 1713. Population: 6,800. Size (square miles): 37. Town government: Selectmen/Town Meeting. Town Manager: Keith Trefethen. Phone: 698-5181. Selectmen: Thomas Fournier, Marsha Elton, Bruce Plante, James Ramsey, Clifton Locke. Town hall: 11 Sullivan Square, Berwick, Maine 03901. Phone: 698-1101. Hours: Monday – Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. (Registration until 5:30 p.m. on Thursdays.) Public meetings: Annual Town Meeting in May; selectmen’s meetings, second and fourth Tuesdays, 7 p.m. at Town Hall. Emergency calls: 911 Police Department: 11 Sullivan Square. Timothy Towne, chief. Non-emergency calls: 698-1174. Fire Department: School Street. Dennis Plante, Chief. Non-emergency calls: 698-1174. School Department: School Administrative District 60. Paul Andrade, superintendent. Phone: 676-2234. Public Library: Berwick Public Library. Phone 698-5737. Town Web site: www.berwickmaine.org. Date of incorporation: 1718 Population: 20,942 Size (square miles): 30 City government: Councilors/Mayor/manager. City Manager: John Bubier 284-9313 Elected officials: Mayor Wallace Nutting. office 286-9385; Councilors Phillippe Dumont, Ward 1: John McCurry, Ward 2: Matthew Hight, Ward 3; Susan Deschambault, Ward 4; Albert Grover 5; Rick Laverriere, Ward 6; Michael Ready, Ward 7, and George Lamontagne and Kenneth Farley, Councilors at large. City Hall: 205 Main St., Biddeford, Maine 04005; City clerk’s phone, 284-9307. City Hall hours: 8 a.m. - 5 p.m., Monday through Friday. Clerk holds Saturday morning hours beginning at 8 a.m. City Council meetings: First and second Tuesdays, 7 p.m., City Hall. Emergency Calls: 911 Police Department: Chief Roger Beaupre, 39 Alfred St.; non emergency calls, 282-5127 Fire Department: Chief Robert Fournier, 152 Alfred St., non-emergency calls, 282-6632 Public Works: Director Guy Casavant. 371 Hill St. 282-1579 School Department: Biddeford School District Superintendent: Sarah-Jane Poli, 282-8280. District enrollment: 2,975 Private, Parochial schools: St. James School, Graham Street, 282-4084. Public Library: McArthur Library, 270 Main St., 282-4181 City Web Site: www.biddefordmaine.org. Major Annual Community Event: La Kermesse Franco-American festival, St. Louis Field in June.Date of incorporation: 1772. Population: 8,500. Size (square miles): 44. Town Government: Selectmen/Town meeting. Town officials: Selectmen Daniel Collomy, Carol B. Sanborn, Robert C. Libby, Jean Harmon and Clifford L. Emery. Town Hall: 185 Portland Road, Buxton, Maine 04004. Phone: 929-5191 Hours: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Wednesday 11:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. Public Meetings: Annual Town Meeting, the Saturday following the second Tuesday in June at town offices at 9 a.m.; Selectmen’s meetings, Wednesday at 7 p.m. Emergency Number: 911. Police Department: 185 Portland Road. Jody Thomas, Chief. Non-emergency calls: 929-5151. Fire & Rescue Department: 185 Portland Road. James Graves, Chief. Non-emergency calls: 929-3099. School Department: School Administrative District 6. Suzanne Lukas, superintendent. Phone: 929-3831. Public Library: Berry Memorial Library. Limington Road, Bar Mills, West Buxton. Phone: 929-5484. Recreation Director: Chris Barstow, Phone: 929-8381. Major Annual community event: Dorcas Community Fair, July 22nd. Town Web site: www.buxton.me.us. Four things not to miss: Pleasant Point Park, on the Saco River; the Tory Hill Meeting House, near Weymouth Park, Buxton Power House, Buxton Center has the original town hall, a historic church, and the historic Elden Store. Carroll Park (Flaggy Meadow and Hurland Smith Road), Estes Park (Chicopee Road), Pleasant Point Park (Simpson Road), Town Farm Park (at intersection of Routes 202 and 112). Date of Incorporation: 1794. Population: 1,319. Size (square miles): 22. Town Government: Selectmen/Town Meeting. Selectmen: Peggy Aspinall, Nancy Perkins, Vinal Pendexter. Town Hall: 17 Maple St., Cornish, Maine 04020. Phone: 625-4324. Hours: Monday, 8 a.m. to noon, 1 p.m. to 6 p.m.; Tuesday 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., Wednesday 8 a.m. to 3p.m., Friday 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Public Meetings: Annual Town Meeting, third Monday in March, 7 p.m. at town offices. Selectmen’s meetings every two Wednesdays, 7 p.m., town office. Emergency Calls: 911. Police Department: York County Sheriff. Fire Department: Maple Street. Scott Pingree, chief. Non-emergency calls: 625-3355. Public Works: Robert Sturgeon, road commissioner. School Department: School Administrative District 55. Sylvia Pease, superintendent. Phone: 625-8683. Public Library: Bonney Memorial Library, 625-8083. Monday and Wednesday Hours 10 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.,Tuesday and Thursday noon – 6 p.m. Saturday 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. Town Recreation Areas: Thompson Park, Main Street. Major Annual community events: Cornish Preservation Days (July), Harness Racing (September), Apple Festival (September). Two things not to miss: Antique stores and the Apple Festival. Date of Incorporation: 1854. Population: 1,805. Size (square miles): 18.5. Town Government: Selectmen/Town Meeting. Town Hall: 33 Clarks Mill Road. Phone 499-7526. Hours: Monday 6:30 p.m. to 9 p.m., Wednesday 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. and Thursday 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. Selectmen’s meetings: Monday 7 p.m. Selectmen: Ed Leblanc, Jim Trask and Ted Poirier. Town Meeting: June. Emergency Calls: 911. Police Department: York County Sheriff. Fire Department: Goodwins Mills Fire-Rescue, 481 Goodwins Mills Road, Lyman. Non-emergency calls, 499-2362. School Department: Union #7. Michael Lafortune, superintendent. Phone: 284-4505 School Enrollment: 375. Web site: www.dayton-me.gov. Date of incorporation: 1810. Population: 5,954. Size: (square miles): 23. Town government: Selectmen/Town Meeting. Selectmen: Roland Fernald, Ann Shaleigh-Shisler, John J. Murphy, Elizabeth O’Donoghue and Gary Sinden. Town Hall: 141 State Road, 439-1813. Hours: Monday – Thursday 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Friday 6:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Public Meetings: Annual Town Meeting, March; selectmen’s meetings, second and fourth Thursday, 6:30 p.m., town office. Emergency Calls: 911. Police Department: 25 Dixon Road. Theodore Short, Chief. Non-emergency calls: 439-1179. Fire Department: Jay Muzeroll, Chief. Non-emergency calls: 439-1253. School Department: School Administrative District 35. Jeffrey Bearden, superintendent. Phone: 439-2438. Public Library: William Fogg Library. Phone: 439-9437. Major Annual Community Events: Eliot Festival Days (late September). Town Web Site: www.eliotmaine.org. Things not to miss: The Boat Basin (on the Piscataqua River), Eliot Festival Days. Date of incorporation: 1798. Population: 4,159. Size (square miles): 39. Town government: Selectmen/Town Meeting. Selectmen: Ben Severance, Stuart Gannett, and Butch Gannett. Town Hall: 34 Town Farm Road. Phone 929-8552. Hours: Tuesday, Thursday and Friday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., and Wednesday noon to 8 p.m. Public meetings: Annual Town Meeting, first week in June; Selectmen’s meetings, 7 p.m. Wednesdays. Public Safety: 929-6612. Emergency Number: 911. Police Department: York County Sheriff, 1-800-492-0855. Fire Department: Route 202. George Davis, Chief. Non-emergency calls: 929-6100. School Department: School Administrative District 6. Suzanne Lukas, superintendent. Phone: 929-3831. Public Libraries: Salmon Falls Library. Phone: 929-3990. Hollis Center Library. Phone: 929-3911. Town Recreation Areas: Hollis Recreation Center (intersection of Plains Road and Lower Tarbox Road). Town Web Site: www.hollismaine.org. Things not to miss: Swimming and boating on the Saco River. Date of Incorporation: 1820. Population: 11,000. Size (square miles): 36. Town Government: Selectmen/Town Meeting. Barry Tibbetts, town manager. Phone: 985-2102. Selectmen: Wayne Berry, Tom Wellman, Dan Boothby, June Huston, Robert Higgins. Town Hall: 1 Summer St. Phone 985-2102. Hours: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.; Wednesday, 1 to 4:30 p.m. (except town clerk and parks and recreation). Public Meetings: Annual Town Meeting, June; selectmen’s meetings, second and fourth Tuesdays, 7 p.m., third floor of Town Hall. Emergency calls: 911. Police Department: 4 Summer St. Non-emergency calls, 985-6121. Fire Department: 1 Summer St. Stephen Nichols, chief. Non-emergency calls: 985-2102. School Department: School Administrative District 71. Thomas Farrell, superintendent. Phone: 985-1100. District Enrollment: 2,535. Private/parochial schools: Heartwood College of Art, Phone 985-0985. The New School (private alternative high school). Phone: 985-3745. Public Library: Kennebunk Free Library. Phone: 985-2173. Parks/town recreation areas: Parsons Field, Route 1 Rest Area, Wonderbrook park, Lower Village Park, Lafayette Park, Lloyd G. Nedeau Memorial Park, Skateboard Park, Rotary Park, West Kennebunk Recreation Field, Wiggins Pond. Major annual community events: Christmas Prelude (early December in the Lower Village), and sidewalk sale (first weekend in August on Main Street). Town Web site: www.kennebunkmaine.org. Date of Incorporation: 1653. Population: 3,720. Size (square miles): 18.6. Town government: Selectmen/Town Meeting. Larry Mead, town manager. Phone: 967-4243. Selectmen: Donald Fiske Sr., Mathew Lanigan, Stuart Barwise, Allen Daggett and Kristi Bryant. Town Hall: 6 Elm St. Phone 967-4243. Hours: Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Public Meetings: Annual Town Meeting: Second Tuesday in June and following Saturday. Selectmen’s meetings: second and fourth Thursdays, village fire station. Emergency Number: 911. Police Department: 101 Main St. Joseph Bruni, chief. Non-emergency calls: 967-2454 or 967-8142. Fire Department: 32 North St. Daniel Brock, chief. Non-emergency calls: 967-2114. Public Works: 967-5728. School Department: School Administrative District 71. Thomas Farrell, superintendent. Phone: 985-1100. Private Schools: Landing School of Boatbuilding & Design. Phone: 985-7976. Public Library: Graves Memorial Library. Phone: 967-2778. Major annual community events: Christmas Prelude, held in early December in conjunction with Kennebunk, in the Lower Village. Town Web site: www.town.kennebunkport.me.us. Date of Incorporation: 1647 (Oldest incorporated town in Maine). Population: 9,543. Size (square miles): 17.8. Town Government: Town Council: Ann Grinnell (Chair), Jeffrey D. Thomson (Vice Chair), Glen Shwaery, Matthew Brock, Frank Dennett, Jeffery Brake, Judith Spiller. Town Manager Jonathan Carter. Town Hall: 200 Rogers Road Extension, Kittery, Maine 03904. Phone: 439-0452. Hours: Monday – Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Public Meetings: Town Council, second and fourth Mondays, 7 p.m., municipal building. Emergency Calls: 911. Police Department: 200 Rogers Road Extension. Edward Strong, chief. Non-emergency calls: 439-1638. Fire Department: 25 Walker Street. David O’Brien, chief. Non-emergency calls: 439-1638. Public Works: Richard Rossiter, director. 439-0333. School Department: Kittery School Department. Larry Littlefield, superintendent. 439-6819. School Enrollment: 1,208. Public Library: Rice Public Library, 439-1553. Town Recreation Areas: Fort Foster Park, with a beach and a scenic trail. Requires either a permit or a gate fee. Major Annual Community Event: Memorial Day Parade (May). Town Web Site: www.kittery.org. Things not to miss in town: Outlet Shopping, beaches, Fort McClary, a state owned old fort on the ocean, with picnic area. Date of Incorporation: 1767. Population: 5,463. Size (square miles): 57. Town Government: Selectmen/Town Meeting. Selectmen: Harold Randal, Judith Churchard, Robert Torno Jr. Town Hall: 9 Little River Road, Lebanon, Maine 04027. Phone: 457-1915. Hours: Monday – Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Public Meetings: Annual Town Meeting, second week in June. Selectmen’s meetings, Tuesdays at 7 p.m., Lebanon Elementary School. Emergency Calls: 911. Police Department: York County Sheriff. Fire Department: Upper Cross Road, East Lebanon. Blaine “Skip” Wood, chief. Non-emergency calls: 457-1389. Public Works: Ray Davis, road commissioner. School Department: School Administrative District 60. Paul Andrade, superintendent. Phone: 676-2234. Public Library: Lebanon Area Library. Phone: 423-4982. Town Web Site: www.lebanon-me.org. Three things not to miss: Fernald Shores (at the end of Center Road), private swimming area, paid admission; Gully Oven, a beautiful natural gully formation (on Gully Oven Road); West Lebanon Village, an area with historic homes and the old Lebanon Academy, now used by the historical society. Date of Incorporation: 1775. Population: 3,000. Size (square miles): 27. Town Government: Selectmen/Town Meeting. Selectmen: Martha Hamilton, Deborah Stitson and Dean LePage. Town Hall: 55 Washington St. Limerick, Maine, 04048. Phone: 793-2166. Hours: Tuesday through Friday, 9 a.m. to noon and 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Last Saturday of the month, 9 a.m. to noon. Public Meetings: Annual Town Meeting, second Saturday in March; selectmen’s meetings, Mondays at 7 p.m. in selectmen’s office, except third Monday of month. Emergency Calls: 911. Police Department: York County Sheriff. Fire Department: 24 School St. Roland LePage, chief. Non-emergency calls: 793-2687. School Department: School Administrative District 57. Lynda Green, superintendent. Phone: 247-3221. Public Library: Limerick Public Library, 793-8975. Town Recreation Areas: Limerick Baseball Field (Park Street), Scout Island Beach (on Scout Island, off of Scout Island Road), Tibbetts Memorial Park (Corner of Routes 11 and 5). Major Annual community events: Sokokis Lake Ski Club’s Ski Show (Sunday before Labor Day), October Fest. Town Web Site: www.limerickmaine.com. Three Things not to miss: Main Street, lakes, hiking. |
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Date of Incorporation: 1792. Population: 3,800. Size (square miles): 42. Town Government: Selectmen/Town Meeting. Selectmen: James Bickford, Philip Dearborn and Raymond Webb, Sr. Town Hall: 425 Sokokis Ave., Limington, Maine 04049. Phone: 637-2171. Hours: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Thursday 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. First and last Saturdays, 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. Public Meetings: Annual Town Meeting: first Saturday in March; selectmen’s meeting, Thursdays, 6 p.m., Town Hall. Emergency Calls: 911. Police Department: York County Sheriff’s Department. Fire Department: Mike Hartford, chief. Non-emergency phone: 637-2244. School Department: School Administrative District 6. Suzanne Lukas, superintendent. Phone: 929-3831. Public Library: Davis Memorial Library, 637-2422. Town Recreation Area: Pequawket Beach. Major Annual Community Events: Fourth of July Parade and Fireworks. Town Web Site: www.limington.net. Three things not to miss: Limington Rapids, section of the Saco River with famous rapid water, and Sawyer’s Mountain hiking. Date of Founding: 1775. Population: 4,200. Size (square miles): 27. Town Government: Selectmen/Town Meeting. Selectmen: Roger Bergeron, Charles Harrison and Norman Hutchins. Town Hall: 11 South Waterboro Road, Lyman, Maine 04002. Phone: 499-7562. Hours: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., closed 12:30 p.m. to 1 p.m. The tax collector and code enforcement officer is available Wednesday, 1 p.m. to 8 p.m. The treasurer and assessor is available Wednesday, 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Public Meetings: Annual Town Meetings, first and third Mondays, 7 p.m., Town Hall. Emergency Calls: 911 Police Department: York County Sheriff and State Police. Fire Department: 481 Goodwins Mills Road. Rodney Carpenter, chief. Non-emergency number: 499-2362. School Department: School Administrative District 57. Lynda Green, superintendent. Phone: 499-7114. Public Library: Community Library, 499-7576. Major Annual Community Events: Memorial Day Parade. Places not to miss: Bunganut Pond (lake access, picnic area, volleyball), Bunganut Field (baseball, soccer) and Kennebunk Pond (Lake Access). Town Website: www.lyman-maine.org. Date of Incorporation: 1794. Population: 1,328. Size (square miles): 32.3. Town Government: Selectmen/Town Meeting. Selectmen: Tom Bond, Frank Demeritt, Bruce Colwell. Town Hall: 637 Water St, Newfield, Maine 04095, phone 793-4348. Public Meetings: Annual town meeting, second Saturday in March. Selectmen’s meetings, Thursdays, 7 p.m., selectmen’s office. Emergency Calls: 911. Police Department: York County Sheriff’s Department. Fire Department: Chief David Neville, 85 Water St. Public Works: David Tarbox, road commissioner. School Department: School Administrative District 57. Lynda Green, superintendent. Phone: 247-3321. Public Library: Newfield Public Library. Phone: 793-4348. Town Recreation areas: West Newfield Park (Corner of Maplewood and South Effingham roads). Not to miss in town: Willowbrook Museum, on Elm Street, is known for housing many Victorian-era artifacts. For more information, call 793-2784. Date of Incorporation: 1831. Population: 4,500. Size (square miles): 35. Town Government: Selectmen/Town Meeting. Selectmen: Barry Abbott, Jay MacDougall, Paul Danforth, Anne Whitten, Nancy Moulton. Town Manager: Dwayne Morin. Town Hall: 21 Main St., North Berwick, Maine 03906. Phone: 676-3353. Hours: Monday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., Tuesday and Wednesday 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.; Thursday 1 p.m. to 7 p.m.; Friday, 8 a.m. to noon. Public Meetings: Annual Town Meeting: April. Selectmen’s meetings, first and third Tuesdays. 6:30 p.m., town office. Emergency Calls: 911. Police Department: 21 Main St. Randolf Jones, chief. Non-emergency calls: 676-2751. Fire Department: James Moore, chief. Non-emergency phone: 676-2711. School Department: School Administrative District 60. Paul Andrade, superintendent. Phone: 676-2234. School Enrollment: 3,257. Public Library: D.A. Hurd Library. Phone: 676-2215. Town Recreation areas: Community Recreation Area (Lebanon Road), Guptill Field (Lebanon Road), Mill Field, Barry Abbott Memorial Park- Boat Launch (Morrells Mill Road). Major Annual Community Events: Cure All Day (July or August), Christmas Celebration (weekend after Thanksgiving). Town Web Site: www.townofnorthberwick.org. Three things not to miss: Christmas Celebration, Bauneg Beg Pond, and the top of Bauneg Beg Mountain (offers great views, a preserve, trails). Date of Incorporation: 1913. Population: 1,226. Size (square miles): 4. Town Government: Selectmen/Town Meeting/. Town Manager: Philip Clark. Selectmen: John Abbott, Jackie Bevin, John Miller, John Speers, Donato Tramuto. Town Hall: 23 School St., Ogunquit, Maine 039071. Phone: 646-5139. Hours: Monday – Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Public Meetings: Annual town meeting: first week in April; selectmen’s meetings, first and third Tuesdays, 7 p.m., Donaway Community Center. Emergency Calls: 911. Police Department: 10 Cottage St. Patricia Arnaudin, chief. Non-emergency calls: 646-9362. Fire Department: School St. Edward Smith, chief. Non-emergency calls: 646-5112. School Department: Community School District 18. Edward Mcdonough, superintendent. Phone: 646-8331. Public Library: Ogunquit Public Library. Phone: 646-9024. Town Recreation Areas: Agamenticus Ball Field, Veterans’ Park, Dorthea Grant Common, Littlefield Park. Major Annual Community Events: Patriots Day Weekend (April), Capriccio Performing Arts Festival (September), Christmas by the Sea (second weekend in December). Town Web Site: www.townofogunquit.org. Three things not to miss: Marginal Way, a 1.25-mile walk along the ocean with breathtaking views and scenery; Perkins Cove; Ogunquit Playhouse, with excellent summer theater. Date of Incorporation: 1883. Population: 9,326. Size (square miles): 7. Town Government: Town Council. Town Manager: Jim Thomas. Councilors: Shawn O’Neill, James F. Long, Joseph Kline, Robin Dayton and Roxanne V. Frenette. Town Hall: 1 Portland Avenue Old Orchard Beach, Maine 04064. Phone: 934-5714. Hours: Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday 8 a.m to 6 p.m. Public Meetings: Council Meetings: First and third Tuesdays at 7 p.m., Town Hall Council chambers. Emergency Calls: 911. Police Department: Dana Kelley, chief. Non-emergency calls 934-4911. Fire Department: John Glass, chief. Non-emergency calls 934-4911. Public Works: 934-2250. Mary Ann Conroy, director. Recycling/Transfer on Dirigo Drive. School Department: Superintendent Eric Matthews, 934-5751. School Enrollment: 1,002. Public Library: Libby Memorial Library, Staples Street. Phone: 934-4351. Major Annual Community Events: Sandcastle Contest (July), Illumination Night in Ocean Park (August), Beach Olympics (August), Annual 5K race (August). Town Web Site: www.oobmaine.com.
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Date of Incorporation: 1785. Population: 1,584. Size (square miles): 65. Town Government: Selectmen/Town Meeting. Selectmen: Dan Flint, Edward E. Griggs, Donald C. Murphy. Town Hall: 62 Federal Road, Parsonsfield, Maine 04047. Phone: 625-4558. Hours: Monday to Friday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., Tuesday 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. Public Meetings: Annual Town Meeting, September; selectmen’s meetings, Tuesdays, 6 p.m., municipal building. Emergency Calls: 911. Police Department: York County Sheriff. Fire Department: Kenneth Burbank, chief. Non-emergency number: 625-8864. Public Works: Richard Blanchet., road commissioner. School Department: School Administrative District 55. Sylvia Pease, superintendent. Phone: 625-8683. Public Library: Kezar Falls Public Library, 625-2424; Parsonsfield Public Library. Phone: 625-4689. Major Annual Community Events: Lilac Festival (mid spring), Covered Bridge Festival (August), Parsonsfield Seminary Days (August). Three Things not to miss: Parsonsfield Seminary Days, held in August, featuring historical building tours, entertainment, foods, cultural presentations, and more; the conservation easement, at 8,600 acres, the largest continuous, undeveloped piece of land in southern Maine; Long Pond and Province Lake have popular swimming beaches. Date of Incorporation: 1867. Population: 16,822. Size (square miles): 38. City Government: City Council/Mayor. City Administrator Richard Michaud. Elected Officials: Mayor Mark Johnston; Councilors David Tripp (Ward 1), Leslie Smith Jr. (Ward 2), Ronald Morton (Ward 3), Roland L. Michaud (Ward 4), Arthur Tardif (Ward 5), Eric B. Cote (Ward 6), Chris Jacques (Ward 7). City Hall: 300 Main St. Phone: 282-4191. Hours: Monday – Thursday, 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Friday, 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Public Meetings: City Council, first and third Mondays, 7 p.m., City Hall. Emergency Calls: 911. Police Department: Bradley Paul, chief. Non-emergency calls: 282-8214. Fire Department: Alden Murphy, chief. Non-emergency calls, 282-3244. Pubic Works: Michael Bolduc. Phone: 284-6641. School Department: School Union 7 (Saco and Dayton). Michael Lafortune, superintendent. Phone: 284-4505. School Enrollment: 2,866. Public Library: Dyer Library, 283-3861. City Web Site: www.sacomaine.org. Date of Incorporation: 1768. Population: 23,000. Size (square miles) 22.7. Town Government: Town Council/Town Meeting. Town Manager: Mark A. Green. Councilors: Arthur K. Kelly, Joseph R. Hanslip, Maura A. Herlihy, Bradford J. Littlefield, Anne Marie Mastraccio, Gordon N. Paul, Gary Lamb. Town Hall: 919 Main St., Sanford, Maine 04073. Phone: 324-9100. Hours: Monday – Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Public Meetings: First and third Tuesdays, 7 p.m., Town Hall. Emergency Calls: 911. Police Department: 917 Main St., Suite 100. Thomas Jones, chief. Non-emergency calls: 324-3644. Fire Department: Raymond Parent, chief. Non-emergency calls 324-9160. Public Works: 324-9135. School Department: Sanford School Department. Phone: 324-2810. School Enrollment: 3,834. Public Libraries: Goodall Memorial Library, 952 Main St., Sanford, 324-4714, and Springvale Public Library, 443 Main St., Springvale, 324-4624. Major Annual Community Events: Memorial Day and Fourth of July Parades, Fourth of July Fireworks, Nasson Homecoming, October. Town Web Site: www.sanfordmaine.org. Date of Incorporation: 1785. Population: 2,326. Size (square miles): 40. Town Government: Selectmen/Town Meeting. Selectmen: Ruth S. Ham, Michael Perro with one vacant seat. Town Hall: 22 Back Road, Shapleigh, Maine 04076. Phone: 636-2844. Hours: Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Thursday 5 p.m. to 8 p.m., and the first and last Saturday of a month 9 a.m. to noon. Public Meetings: Annual Town Meeting, second Saturday in March; selectmen’s meetings Tuesdays, 7 p.m., Town Hall. Emergency Calls: 911. Police Department: York County Sheriff. Fire Department: 506 Shapleigh Corner Road. Duane Romano, chief. Non-emergency calls: 636-2211. School Department: School Administrative District 57. Lynda Green, superintendent. Phone: 247-3221. Public Library: Shapleigh Community Library. Phone: 636-3630. Town Recreation Areas: Shapleigh Recreation Field (Route 11), Shapleigh Commons Park (corner of Back Road and Owl’s Nest Road). Major Annual Community Events: Shapleigh Community Day (fourth Saturday in July). Town Web Site: www.shapleigh.net. Three things not to miss: Mousam Lake, Square Pond (has a town beach), History Trail (follows historical places in town). Date of Incorporation: 1814. Population: 6,671. Size (square miles): 35. Town Government: Selectmen/Town Meeting. Town Manager: Jeffrey Grossman, phone: 384-3000. Selectmen: Robert T. Gagne, Suzanne Roberge, Jean Demetracopoulos, Michelle Kareckas, Norma Tutelian. Town Hall: 180 Maine St., South Berwick, Maine 03908. Phone: 384-3300. Hours: Monday, Tuesday, Friday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Thursday, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Public Meetings: Annual Town Meeting, June; selectmen’s meetings, second and fourth Mondays, 6 p.m., Town Hall. (Meetings are generally held only once a month during the summer.) Emergency Calls: 911. Police Department: 180 Maine St. Dana Lajoie, chief. Non-emergency calls: 384-2254. Fire Department: 71 Norton St. George Gorman, chief. Non-emergency calls: 384-2731. Public Works: Director Terry Oliver. Phone: 384-3300. School Department: School Administrative District 35. Jeffrey Bearden, superintendent. Phone: 439-2438. School Enrollment: 837. Public Library: South Berwick Library. Phone: 384-3308. Major Annual Community Events: Concerts on the lawn (Thursdays in the summer), Strawberry Festival (last Saturday in June), Christmas Parade (after Thanksgiving). Town Web Site: www.southberwickmaine.org. Three things not to miss: Strawberry Festival, the Sarah Orne Jewett House (home of the author of “The Country of the Pointed Firs”), and patriotic decorations in the downtown on many federal holidays. Date of Incorporation/founding: March 6, 1787. Population: 6,214. Size (square miles): 53.5. Town Government: Selectmen/Town Meeting. Selectmen: Evan Grover, Robert C. Fay, Dwayne Woodsome, Cindy Moore, Jon Gale. Town Hall: 24 Townhouse Road, 247-6166. Hours: Thursday and Friday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Tuesday 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Selectmen’s Meetings: Every Tuesday, 7 p.m. Town Meeting: April. Emergency Calls: 911 or 247-6166. Police Department: York Country Sheriff’s Department. Fire Department: 6 John Smith Road. Matthew S. Bors, chief. Non-emergency calls: 247-5299. School Department: School Administrative District 57, Lynda Green, superintendent. Phone: 247-3221. School Enrollment: 3,760. Public Library: Waterboro Public Library. Phone: 247-3633. Parks/Recreation: Director Mike DeAngelis. Phone: 247- 6199. Major Annual Community Events: Old Home Days, local history festival, at Massabesic High School around 4th of July. Town Web Site: www.waterboro-me.gov. Date of Incorporation: 1653. Population: 9,400. Size (square miles): 62.7. Town Government: Selectmen/Town Meeting. Town Manager: Jane Duncan. Selectmen: James Spiller, Harry Tomah, Joan Mooney, David Mackenzie, Scott DeFelice. Town Hall: 208 Sanford Road, Wells, Maine 04090. Phone: 646-5113. Hours: Monday – Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Public Meetings: Annual Town Meeting in April; selectmen’s meetings, first and third Tuesday, 7 p.m., town offices. Emergency calls: 911. Police Department: Post Road. Richard Connelly, chief. Non-emergency calls, 646-9354. Fire Department: 1563 Post Road. Dan Moore, chief. Non-emergency calls, 646-7912. Public Works: 646-5113. School Department: Community School District 18, Edward McDonough, superintendent. Phone: 646-8331. School Enrollment: 1,510. Public Library: Wells Public Library. Phone: 646-8181. Recreation Department: Director Tina LeBlanc. Phone: 646-5826. Major Annual Community Events: Harbor Park Day (July), Chili Fest (September). Town Web Site: www.wellstown.org. Date of Incorporation: 1652. Population: 12,854. Size (square miles): 57.7. Town Government: Selectmen/Modified Town Meeting. Mayor: Robert Yandou, phone: 363-1000. Selectmen: David F. Marshall, J. Dwight Bardwell, Leonard V. Dorian, Michael L. Estes, and one vacant seat. Town Hall: 186 York St., York, Maine 03909. Phone 363-1000. Hours: Monday, Thursday and Friday, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.; Tuesday, 8 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Public Meetings: Annual Town Meeting (by ballot) in May and November; selectmen’s meetings second and fourth Mondays. Emergency Calls: 911. Police Department: 36 Main St. York Beach. Douglas Bracy, chief. Non-emergency calls: 363-1031. Fire Department: York Village: Chris Balentine, chief. Non-emergency calls: 363-1015; York Beach: David Bridges, chief. Non-emergency calls: 363-1014. Public Works: Director William Bray. Phone: 363-1011. School Department: Henry Scipione, superintendent. Phone: 363-3403. School Enrollment: 2,118. Public Library: York Public Library, 363-2818. Town Web Site: www.yorkmaine.org. Three things not to miss: Nubble Light, accessible beaches, Mt. Agamenticus. |
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