Group rides will be held next week in seven communities across Maine.
Michael Kelley
Michael Kelley has been professionally working in the newspaper industry since 2006 writing about municipal news, education news, environmental news, sports and other human interest topics. He has covered the communities of Cape Elizabeth, Scarborough, Portland, South Portland and Westbrook for several weekly newspapers. His work has appeared in magazines, daily newspapers and weekly newspapers throughout Maine, Massachusetts and Vermont.
Posted inPortland Forecaster
Portland residents push back on school budget cuts
Supporters say the time is right for a “critical investment to address the deep inequities in our schools.”
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Congregation looks into selling historic Woodfords parish house
A Woodfords Congregational Church task force recommends selling part of the building to Community Housing of Maine for senior housing.
Posted inAmerican Journal, Lakes Region Weekly, Portland Forecaster
Maine Guide celebrates four seasons of sporting adventures
Tom Roth’s “A Sporting Year in Maine” is a month-by-month journey in the year of a Maine outdoorsman, who counts Sebago Lake as one of his favorite fishing spots.
Posted inPortland Forecaster
Portland High School senior honored as leader, role model
Mireille Tona is Boys & Girls Clubs Portland Clubhouse’s Youth of the Year.
Posted inPortland Forecaster
Advocates hit streets for smaller homeless shelters in Portland
The group wants new shelters capped at 50 beds and is working to put a question before voters in November.
Posted inPortland Forecaster
Prospective developers outline visions for Portland homeless services center
One of the proposals urges the city to rethink its plans for the Riverside Street site.
Posted inThe Forecaster
USM researcher wins grant to study health of new mothers
An assistant research professor with the Public Health Program at University of Southern Maine’s Muskie School of Public Service has received a three-year, $400,000 grant from the National Institutes of Health to study the health of new mothers in Maine. Kate Ahrens’ work, which focuses on 90,000 women who were pregnant between 2006 and 2020, will […]
Posted inThe Forecaster
Portland Farmers’ Market to temporarily move to Payson Park
The Portland Farmers’ Market will move to Payson Park beginning May 12 so work can be done to treat trees in Deering Oaks for browntail moth caterpillars. The market will return to Deering Oaks Wednesday, June 30. The market at Payson Park can be accessed from Ocean Avenue or Baxter Boulevard, with parking by the […]
Posted inThe Forecaster
Absentee ballots soon available for Portland’s June 8 election
Voters can now request absentee ballots for the June 8 election of nine charter commission members and the vote on the 2021-2022 Portland school budget. The last day to request an absentee ballot is June 4. They can be requested through a new online request form, by calling the City Clerk’s office at 874-8677 between 9 […]