22-year-old Keegan McKenney died in a car crash hours after graduating from college in North Carolina.
Dana Richie
Staff Writer
Dana Richie is a community reporter covering South Portland and Cape Elizabeth. Originally from Atlanta, she fell in love with the landscape and quirks of coastal New England while completing her undergraduate degree in History at Brown University, where she also wrote for the Brown Daily Herald and Brown Alumni Magazine. Her stories about Providence and Rhode Island also appeared in The Boston Globe, Rhode Island Monthly, Ocean State Stories and more. Now, she’s eager to explore the communities and stories of southern Maine. When she’s not hunting for stories, she can be found playing ultimate frisbee, searching for sea glass and reading a book on the beach.
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Former Cape Elizabeth star swimmer killed in North Carolina car crash
Keegan McKenney died in Charlotte early Sunday.
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South Portland withdraws request for additional Flock camera
The move came in response to residents’ opposition to the stationary automatic license plate reading devices.
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South Portland is considering adding another Flock camera. What are these?
The City Council will decide whether to approve the expenditure at its workshop on Tuesday.
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Want to build an ADU? Here’s what you should consider.
Costs, timeline and requirements vary project to project.
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The state wants ADUs. Cities and towns are seeing mixed results.
Maine’s many municipalities are taking different approaches to accessory dwelling units.
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Council votes to send South Portland school budget to voters in June
The South Portland City Council voted unanimously to send the $76.2 million budget to voters.
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Cape Elizabeth Land Trust adds new trails to Davis Forest
The trail mileage of the nearly 48-acre parcel more than doubled.
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A South Portland ‘old shoe dog’ is recognized after more than 50 years in the business
Ed Lechner, of Selby Shoes Etc., was recognized with a Lifetime Achievement Award by the Boston Shoe Travelers Association.
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Ceremony honors 5 sailors who died in U-boat attack off Maine coast 81 years ago
During a memorial for the USS Eagle PE-56, which was torpedoed in 1945 off Cape Elizabeth by a German U-boat, family members of several sailors collected Purple Hearts on behalf of their lost loved ones.