The public forum will address noise concerns and other issues raised by neighbors of a proposed 40,000-square-foot train facility.
Kelley Bouchard
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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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Freeport Village redux
A new food market signals an effort to give residents more services and to offer visitors more than retail.
Nestled on a newly built stretch of School Street, the new Bow Street Market is just around the corner from the original store that served mostly locals for 65 years.
The barn-style 15,000-square-foot market is three times larger than the original and is situated a lot closer to the village center.
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Several new businesses open in Freeport
Linda Bean’s Maine Kitchen and other ventures help cut the commercial vacancy rate to 12.6 percent.
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Portland school official to meet with Obama
Jenna Vendil will meet with the president tomorrow during a special White House reception for young elected officials from across the nation.
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Falmouth voters defeat proposal to reuse schools
The ‘town campus’ plan fails by 1,938 to 1,777, but the school budget passes and five officials are elected.
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Maine voters scorn big-ticket capital projects
Falmouth, Gorham and Regional School Unit 5 voters show concern for their pocketbooks in tight economic times.
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RSU 5 rejects stadium at Freeport High
Voters in Freeport, Durham and Pownal rejected a proposal today to borrow $3 million to build a stadium complex at Freeport High School, which serves students of Regional School Unit 5.
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Yarmouth approves school budget, elects officials
Town voters overwhelmingly approved a $19.3 million school budget for 2011-12 today and elected representatives to the Town Council and School Committee.
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Gorham voters reject turf field, school improvements
The vote was 1,272 to 309 against the proposal, according to the town’s website.
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Cumberland voters approve gravel pit ban
The vote was 862 to 507 in favor of the first citizen-initiated referendum to change an ordinance in the town’s history, according to Town Manager Bill Shane.