HUD’s new program provides vouchers to pay for housing for those at risk of homelessness.
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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Portland finds new chief of police in South Portland
Lt. Frank Clark is selected to take over the Portland Police Department.
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Portland boarding house proposal must clear open-space hurdle
Planners tell Developers Collaborative to provide more green space at 66 State St.
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Portland Fire Department lacks suitable ladder truck at busiest station
Chief Keith Gautreau recommends purchasing a used 2011 truck for $520K for use at Bramhall station.
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Portland Jetport gets almost $7M to add aprons
PORTLAND — The Portland International Jetport was awarded more than $6.7 million by the U.S. Department of Transportation to expand its central deicing pad, which will provide overnight parking and a holding area for aircraft. The funding was announced July 25 by U.S. Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine. It will allow the Jetport to have three […]
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Poet Blanco to speak at Jewish Community Alliance
PORTLAND — The Jewish Community Alliance will host “An Evening with Richard Blanco” on Thursday, Aug. 8, at 6 p.m. at 1342 Congress St. Blanco, a Maine poet who was chosen to give a reading at the 2013 inauguration of President Barack Obama, will be speaking on immigration and reading poems from his new book […]
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As deadline looms, Portland community works to find housing, support for asylum-seekers
The city and social service providers face an Aug. 15 deadline to move people out of the Portland Exposition Building.
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Portland prioritizes use of donations for asylum-seekers
Next month the City Council will vote to use the money to provide housing, and possibly reimburse the city and other groups for services rendered.
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Portland councilors start discussion on how to run new homeless shelter
Riverton residents still want the City Council to reconsider placing the shelter in their neighborhood.
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Portland revaluation enters information-gathering phase
Surveys have been sent to commercial property owners asking for income and expense data; a residential mailing will go out in mid-August.