The housing authority says it’s working with Thornton Heights residents to develop the project, but a leader of neighborhood opposition says the project ‘is not going to fly.’
Kelley Bouchard
Staff Writer
Kelley writes about some of the most critical aspects of Maine’s economy and future growth, including transportation, immigration, retail and small business, commercial development and tourism, with emphasis on consumer issues, sustainability and minority ownership. Her wider experience includes municipal and state government, education, history, human rights, health and elder care, the environment and the housing crisis. A Maine native and University of Maine graduate, she was a college intern for two summers at the former Lewiston Evening Journal. She previously worked at the Ipswich Chronicle, Beverly Times and Salem Evening News in Massachusetts. Favorite pastimes include gardening, cooking for family and friends, streaming foreign TV series and kayaking at camp.
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Jittery yet joyful, teen enters new stage in the life of a drag princess
Joey Harrigan, a senior at Portland High School, makes his professional debut as ‘Famine’ at a fundraiser to benefit programs to create safer schools for LGBT youths.
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Cape Elizabeth homeowners file lawsuit claiming ownership of seaside ‘paper street’
The lawsuit comes one week before the town is set to hold community meetings to try to resolve a heated neighborhood dispute over public waterfront access on an undeveloped right of way.
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South Portland councilors move to ban ‘unhosted’ short-term rentals
The City Council is poised to allow ‘hosted stays’ in residential zones, with significant restrictions.
Posted inLocal & State, News
South Portland councilors move to ban ‘unhosted’ short-term rentals
The City Council is poised to allow ‘hosted stays’ in residential zones, with significant restrictions.
Posted inLocal & State, Schools and Education
English language learners, special education students increase in South Portland
But overall enrollment, free lunch eligibility and homelessness decline, superintendent says in State of the Schools presentation.
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Battle over short-term rentals polarizes South Portland neighborhoods
While some opponents see many Airbnb-type rentals as illegal inns, the City Council is pursuing a new ordinance that would license and regulate ‘hosted stays’ and other short-term rentals.
Posted inBusiness, Life & Culture, Local & State, News
Money Magazine says South Portland is the best place to live in Maine
The magazine credits the city’s coastal location, historical landmarks, low unemployment and projected job growth.
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Hundreds at Portland’s Martin Luther King dinner renew call to achieve his vision
A King Middle School seventh-grader energizes the crowd with her poem, and nine religious leaders arrested for protesting at Sen. Susan Collins’ office also draw cheers from the audience.
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Deep freeze may reduce some insect populations in Maine
For the tree-killing winter moth in particular, the long stretch of cold has ‘disrupted’ about half of its mating season.