Cumberland and North Yarmouth voters will decide a $73.9 million plan and proposals are also on the ballot in Cape Elizabeth and Gorham.
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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Maine Afghan community group elects women to leadership roles
Shamayel Kargar is the new president of the Afghan Community of Maine and one of six women elected to the group’s board of directors.
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South Portland Council votes to extend rent cap and eviction moratorium
If the proposal survives a second vote, the emergency measure would remain in effect through May.
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New Mainers invited to Day of Democracy voter fair
The evening event will provide voter information in advance of Nov. 8 elections.
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Housing is top issue for South Portland council at-large candidates
Richard Matthews, Steven Silver, Natalie West and Brendan Williams are running for two seats on the South Portland City Council.
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South Portland gives initial approval to allowing more in-law apartments
Accessory dwelling units would be allowed in all single-family residential zones, adding to housing stock where apartments are scarce.
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South Portland Council pushes rent control talks to next year
Tenants and housing advocates fear the sense of urgency to act on the housing crisis has waned, but councilors say that’s not the case.
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Taxpayers’ group attacks Scarborough library expansion proposal
The $13 million bond issue is too big, group leaders say, but library trustees say the expansion plan is just right.
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Three who narrowly escaped Kabul rebuild their lives in Maine
They are among more than 260 Afghans who have settled in the state since U.S. troops withdrew from Afghanistan in August 2021.
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Scarborough Comfort Inn & Suites to stop sheltering homeless people
The Town Council agreed to renew the hotel’s operating license if the owner transitioned away from temporary housing.