SACO, Maine (NEWS CENTER) -- John Andrews had a dream.  Sitting in a living room in Old Orchard Beach about 15 years ago, he shared his vision with other outdoor enthusiasts.  He wanted to help build a 65 mile off-road trail between South Portland and Kittery using the defunct Eastern Rail Line wherever possible.

"It is hard to believe.  All I wanted was a trail," stated Andrews, standing on a newly completed section of the trail.  "Many people told us we were crazy, they didn't want us to waste their time talking about it, but the vision caught on and it has exploded, it really has."

Andrews was honored for his commitment to the project during a ceremony to celebrate a roughly 4.4 mile section of trail connecting Old Orchard Beach and Saco that was recently completed.  A cornerstone of that new stretch of trail is a bridge over busy Route 1, which will be named in his honor.

The Kennebunkport Police Department is pleased to announce the delivery and installation of a Drug Take Back box. The Kennebunkport Town Nurse, Judy Barrett, made the purchase of the box possible. “Judy was able to free up funds from the I-Anson Macumber Fund, which allowed us to purchase the box. Judy quickly became a supporter of the Drug Take Back Box when I mentioned it to her”, said Chief Sanford.
 
The box is now installed in the Kennebunkport Police Department lobby and will be accessible 24/7 for the drop off unwanted prescription medication in a secure manner.
 
“We are happy to see the box at our facility”, said Chief Sanford. “I could not believe the quantity of medications that were being brought in by citizens. It is nice to see the community care enough about proper disposal of the unused medications. The use of the Drug Take Back Box will make or community and environment safer.”