Leaders in the dispute accuse each side of distorting details of a $47.4 million spending plan for the coming year that voters firmly rejected on Tuesday.
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.
Posted inLocal & State, News, Schools and Education
Scarborough rejects 3.4 percent school spending increase
The failed proposal puts the town in familiar territory, facing another school budget referendum in the coming weeks.
advertisement
Posted inLocal & State, News
South Portland council issues Knightville warning
The salvo issued Monday night appears to doom a controversial proposal by the South Portland Housing Authority to build a 48-unit affordable housing complex in the heart of Knightville.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, News
There will be nothing hoity-toity about The Griffin Club’s replacement
The new owners of the South Portland landmark say Big Babe’s will be a comfortable pub and music venue for all.
Posted inLocal & State, News, Schools and Education
Unusual group of Girl Scouts graduates in Cape Elizabeth
The nine remaining members of Troop 2222 say they formed a sisterly bond they hope to maintain for the rest of their lives.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State
Buyers of former Griffin Club building plan spot featuring food and music
Two Cape Elizabeth women hope to renovate the landmark in Knightville and continue its tradition as a gathering space.
Posted inNews, Schools and Education
Graduates to watch in Maine’s class of 2017
The class of 2017 has some pretty remarkable students, including these driven young people.
Posted inLocal & State, News
Samira Ahmed, Casco Bay High School
A self-described “STEM gal,” Samira Ahmed loves science, technology, engineering and math. She plans on becoming a neurologist so she can help people overcome medical problems in the body’s control center. “All parts of the body are important, but the most important is the brain,” Ahmed says. “Unlocking the secrets of the brain is very […]
Posted inLocal & State, News
Natalie Gale, Cape Elizabeth High School
Empathy, tolerance and understanding aren’t just nice words to Natalie Gale. They are the ideals that fueled her efforts to combat the isolation, complacency and disregard that she believes many immigrants encounter in her community and beyond. Gale, 18, established Cultural Communications, a program that allowed Cape Elizabeth High School students to mentor and provide […]
Posted inLocal & State, News
Isaac Bennett, Portland Arts and Technology High School
Isaac Bennett developed an interest in how things work the old-fashioned way – trying to fix toys and other things he broke when he was a kid. He learned the basics of modern programmable machines while building Lego Mindstorm robots. He became enthralled with combustion engines by fixing lawn mowers left at the town dump, […]