The two candidates head districts based in Damariscotta and Dixfield.
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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Plan to ban pesticides in South Portland: A model or a mistake?
Backers say education will be key, critics fear negative impacts and a spreading trend, and it’s unclear whether lawns would get more weedy.
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Scarborough’s proposed budget for 2016-17 is up 4.4 percent
Town Manager Tom Hall says the growing the tax base is to blame for a 22.7 percent drop in education aid.
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Gov. LePage signs shooting range protection into law
Supporters said the law was needed to preserve more than 100 outdoor sport shooting ranges and a hunting heritage that are threatened by increasing rural development in Maine.
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South Portland gives initial approval to pesticide ban
The council asks city staff to recommend amendments on how it would be enforced and how waivers would be granted in a timely fashion.
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Propane buffer gets final OK in South Portland
A divided City Council approves the fire code amendment despite concerns that it might draw legal action by Pan Am Railways.
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Bridge steel fabricator grows across South Portland
Casco Bay Steel Structures is in the midst of a multimillion-dollar expansion to acquire coveted railroad and harbor access to wider markets along the Eastern Seaboard.
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Fast-growing Portland church finds a big-box answer to its space crunch
Two vacant stores in South Portland will house the Eastpoint Christian Church, an indoor soccer field, a basketball court and other amenities.
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South Portland prepares for potentially costly legal fights over pipeline, LPG depot
A continuing lawsuit by Portland Pipe Line Corp. and a possible challenge by Pan Am Railways worry some city councilors but not others.
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South Portland panel takes on lack of rental housing
The 11-member committee is expected to draft policy recommendations that the City Council might adopt to promote a balanced supply of rental housing for various demographic groups.