Justin Costa, April Fournier, Ronald Gan and Laura Kelley are running to fill the City Council seat that has been held by Jill Duson for close to 20 years.
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.
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District 4 candidates aim to bring new perspective to City Council
Rosemary Mahoney and Andrew Zarro both cite public transportation and housing affordability among their key concerns.
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Maine Bicentennial: Portland
In commemoration of Maine’s bicentennial this year, The Forecaster is featuring historical highlights and artifacts from our communities’ past 200 years. This feature can be found in print and online every other week.
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House 37 set to get new representative
Grayson Lookner, who won the Democratic primary, is being challenged by Green Independent John Safarik, who is mounting a write-in campaign.
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Portland’s District 37 to get new state representative
Grayson Lookner, who won the Democratic primary, is being challenged by Green Independent John Safarik, who is mounting a write-in campaign.
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Portland council nixes plan to sell school parking lots as future housing developments
Councilors feel Reiche School staff’s need to use parking lots on Brackett and Clark Street outweigh the potential of marketing the land for possible housing developments.
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Portland Schools worried about lack of response to symptom screening requirement
Through the first two weeks of school, four in every 10 students were not having their symptom screening reported to school officials before arriving at school.
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Absentee ballots can now be returned in Portland
PORTLAND — Voters wishing to cast absentee in-person can now do so from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday to Friday in the city clerk’s temporary office space in the Merrill Auditorium lobby via the Myrtle Street entrance. Absentee ballots that voters have requested are scheduled to be mailed out this week. Ballots can be […]
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Southern Maine bus operators resume charging fees
Bus operators hope new system will be easier for riders and bring in much-needed revenue.
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Maine Bicentennial: Portland
In commemoration of Maine’s bicentennial this year, The Forecaster is featuring historical highlights and artifacts from our communities’ past 200 years. This feature can be found in print and online every other week.