Voters may cast their ballots now through July 20 on the reduced school budget proposal, in advance of the July 25 referendum.
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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Children’s Garden at Fort Williams being damaged by visitors before it’s completed
Users are mistaking the frog pond with plantings, a work in progress, for a wading pool and harming the feature that has attracted many admirers.
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Posted inCops & Courts, Local & State, News
Pedestrian killed, Arundel woman arrested in South Portland crash
Kristen Hodak, 29, is charged with operating under the influence in a crash that killed a Hollis man on Cummings Road late Saturday.
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South Portland councilors favor housing, open space for public works site
Some residents have suggested the 6-acre site should become a public park, but city officials planned to sell the land to offset the $15.7 million cost of a new public services facility.
Posted inLocal & State, News
South Portland weighing what to do with 6-acre public works site
A committee will present redevelopment options for the O’Neil Street property tonight, before a new public services facility opens later this year off outer Highland Avenue.
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Caterpillars taking toll on trees in Cape Elizabeth, and crossing town lines
The town’s new tree warden raises alarm about winter moth caterpillars, while a state forest entomologist is optimistic that efforts to curb the insect’s range will be successful.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, News
ON Semiconductor asks South Portland for change in tax break deal
It’s unclear what the successor to Fairchild Semiconductor wants to alter in the agreement, which calls for annual investments in the plant at 333 Western Ave.
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Construction of solar project on South Portland’s capped landfill to start in July
The array off Highland Avenue is expected to generate about 12 percent of the electricity used by the city’s school and municipal buildings.
Posted inLocal & State, News, Schools and Education
New cuts proposed before second Scarborough budget vote in July
Municipal and school administrators have recommended $307,000 in budget cuts that would reduce the property tax rate increase to 3 percent.
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Memorial road race raised $14,000 for Eastern Trail project in Scarborough
When the “Close the Gap” project is done, walkers, runners and riders will have access to 16 contiguous, off-road miles from downtown Saco to Bug Light Park in South Portland.