Residents and city councilors are divided on whether municipal government should be involved in helping the immigrants.
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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Dozens of Mainers from around the world become U.S. citizens in ceremonies in Portland
They hail from 30 countries around the globe and they all have made a life here in Maine.
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Portland student, 13, charged after report of gun threat near schools
The incident Friday afternoon sent 3 schools into lockdown for about an hour, and a realistic-looking pellet gun was found in the area.
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South Portland council considers ways to help asylum seekers
City councilors discuss spending as much as $100,000 and organizing a regional effort to help deal with the surge in asylum seekers coming to Portland from the southern border.
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Maine’s congressional delegation reacts to influx of asylum seekers
All four members point to the need for comprehensive immigration reform.
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Most southern Maine communities easily approve school budgets
Many of the spending plans were approved overwhelmingly despite a low turnout.
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Sick of industrial emissions, South Portland residents join air monitoring program
In response to EPA complaints against two petroleum tank farms, South Portland enlists residents to participate in a new air quality monitoring program.
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Marcus Ratz: Massabesic High School
He continued to excel academically and volunteer in the community after his father died of a heroin overdose during his junior year.
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Epilala Tauwala: South Portland Adult Education
Four years after dropping out of Deering High School, she’s heading for her ancestral lands to learn more about her roots, high school equivalency credentials in hand.
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Sophie Magadieu: Falmouth High School
A tireless advocate for LGBTQ youth, Magadieu has overcome personal challenges to deliver countless presentations at schools, conferences and businesses.