Please join me in supporting Tracey Sardella for Westbrook School Committee at-large. Those of you with children in school know the value of having someone with a finger on the pulse of the system. Much can be learned at the dinner table with our school-age kids, things that those who participate only in meetings cannot […]
2021 elections
Posted inPortland Forecaster, The Forecaster
Portland’s Disctrict 2 council hopefuls target housing affordability
Jon Hinck and Victoria Pelletier also want to help tackle violent crime in the city.
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Posted inBusiness, Local & State
Here’s what you need to know about Question 1
CMP’s $1 billion project has been painted both as a clean-energy link and as a scar across the Maine landscape, and some ads have made it seem to be about something other than a power transmission line.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State
One crucial mile creates wide gap for power line project
The New England Clean Energy Connect project’s future could hinge on whether it can cross over a short section of public land.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: Why ‘smaller shelters’ means the status quo
If Portland’s Question 1 passes, the people experiencing homelessness will have to wait years for a new planning process to bear fruit.
Posted inAmerican Journal
Westbrook voters to decide on local ranked-choice balloting
Westbrook city officials have worked closely with Portland on the plan, which voters will weigh-in on in at the polls this November.
Posted inLakes Region Weekly
Letter: Bagshaw a well-rounded candidate for Windham School Board
Barbara Bagshaw lives in Windham and has over 25 years in local education: grade school through college, including 13 years of teaching adult ed, primarily in RSU 14. I worked alongside her for 10 years as a board member at a nonprofit of which she was the president, event planner and overseer of fund raising. […]
Posted inSouthern Forecaster, The Forecaster
South Portland District 4 council candidates aim to resolve polarizing issues
Linda Cohen says she would focus on residents’ “love of community” and Margaret Brownlee would take a “rational” approach to hot topics.
Posted inAmerican Journal
Two incumbents defend seats in three-way race for Gorham school board
Darryl Wright, Anne Schools and Liesl Turner weigh in on the pandemic and facility needs.
Posted inAmerican Journal
Gorham council candidates focus on growth impact
Two incumbents and two former councilors are running for the two, three-year seats.