Judge grants injunction to temporarily halt removal of beloved York tree

PORTLAND PRESS HERALD • November 5, 2026

A York County Superior Court judge has issued a restraining order against the town of York, temporarily halting the removal of a tree that some residents want to save. The honey locust tree, located on a traffic island in York Village Square, has been at the center of a weekslong debate over whether it should be saved as work begins on a long-awaited revitalization plan.

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