The Public Health Division will hold public input sessions throughout the community once a plan is drafted.
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 girl has Super time at Bowl game
The once-in-a-lifetime experience for Stella Hang, 12, included tickets to the Super Bowl game, the chance to meet NFL players – and the opportunity to take to the field as part of an NFL commercial.
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Posted inSouthern Forecaster
Scarborough’s first unified basketball team courts all players
The program is part of a larger effort to use sports to foster a better, more inclusive school environment.
Posted inSouthern Forecaster, The Forecaster
Scarborough’s first unified basketball team courts all players
The program is part of a larger effort to use sports to foster a better, more inclusive school environment.
Posted inAmerican Journal, Lakes Region Weekly
Bonny Eagle Unified team off to winning start
The 1-0 team plays next Friday against Deering/Portland.
Posted inThe Forecaster
Senior tax relief program opens soon
PORTLAND — The city will soon begin accepting Portland Senior Tax Equity Program applications. The City Council started Portland Senior Tax Equity Program (P-Step) in 2017 to provide tax relief to qualified low-income seniors through property tax or rent rebates of up to $900. To qualify, applicants must be 62 or older with a homestead […]
Posted inThe Forecaster
Legislators schedule office hours in Portland
AUGUSTA —Sen. Heather Sanborn, D-Portland, and Rep. Ed Crockett, D-Portland, will hold office hours from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Feb. 10 at Lyman Moore Middle School on Auburn Street. Office hours provide residents a chance to meet with their elected officials, ask questions and get help with legislative or state government matters. Sanborn, who represents […]
Posted inPortland Forecaster, The Forecaster
Services sparse for Shalom House program’s former clients
The community integration program, cut because of reimbursement costs, forces 170 clients to find service elsewhere.
Posted inPortland Forecaster, The Forecaster
Residents to push for senior center on former school site
The Douglass Street property is also being looked at by the city for housing.
Posted inPortland Forecaster, The Forecaster
Cons of Portland school reconfiguration outweigh benefits, opponents say
A proposal to cut costs for Portland Schools would restructure eight elementary schools, resulting in the transfer of students from neighborhood schools.