The Town Council divides on the issue, and the caterer apologizes for making a ‘monumental business error.’
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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Scarborough voters face decision on new school
The building committee chairman compares the issue to repairing an old vehicle, or buying new.
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S. Portland school chief wins statewide award
Suzanne Godin’s peers recognized her focus on student achievement and her ability to generate community support for the city’s schools.
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A humble view of history
The Freeport Historical Society says its project helps visitors relate to life before indoor plumbing.
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Yarmouth forum to focus on Royal River dams
Town leaders are weighing the cost of maintaining the dams against their various environmental impacts.
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Update: 41,000 remain without power
CMP crews worked through the night and today dealing with blown transformers, snapped lines and downed tree limbs.
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Fundraiser moved out of sex party site
The new location is much smaller, but the organizers feared the swingers’ club venue may lose its licenses.
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Freeport to mark completion of athletic fields
The fields are part of a $3.3 million multi-use complex that will include trails for running, biking and cross-country skiing and a recreational lodge.
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Sex parties cause banquet hall patrons to flee
Organizers of a Nov. 5 benefit dance in Sanford fear that the hall’s operators may lose their liquor and business licenses when the Town Council reviews them on Tuesday.
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Caterer tells town sex parties will stop
The swingers’ club disturbs residents and leads Sanford to move the Ward 7 polling site out of the banquet hall.