Only bow hunting is widely allowed in a town with about 45 square miles of woods, fields and salt marshes.
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
South Portland to get state funds for new or renovated middle school
The project’s cost, design and location will be determined with public input as the city weighs how to address major deficiencies at two schools for grades 6 through 8.
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South Portland’s proposed pesticide ban could be more of a suggestion
The new, penalty-free version would rely on education to bring violators into compliance with a proposed ban on certain lawn-and-garden pesticides.
Posted inLocal & State
South Portland wants to hear from public in city manager search
The City Council must replace Jim Gailey, who was city manager for nine years before resigning in July to become assistant manager of Cumberland County.
Posted inLocal & State, News
South Portland council to consider one-way dispute again
Petitioners hoping to reverse the council’s recent decision to restore two-way traffic on Ocean Street fall short in a signature drive.
Posted inLocal & State, News
South Portland planners back Mill Creek zoning changes, reject utility monitoring
A majority of Planning Board members voted against proposed utility benchmarking, saying it would be an unconstitutional invasion of privacy.
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For suspect in Cape Elizabeth arson, a strange odyssey came first
Melanie Vangel, a former Dartmouth soccer player who also played for Cape Elizabeth High School, is now homeless and was recently charged with stealing a dog in Vermont.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, News
South Portland moves ahead with solar proposal on former landfill
City officials have worked with counterparts in Portland to negotiate a favorable deal with ReVision Energy to build 660 kilowatt solar arrays atop each city’s capped landfill.
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African-American parents say ‘The Talk’ is a life-and-death matter
The conversation that many black parents have with their children about interacting with the police has taken on a new urgency.
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Hundreds come together in Portland to commit to peace in wake of national violence
At Green Memorial AME Zion Church, community leaders appeal for turning the tragedies of police-involved shootings into unity and progress.