Arborists cite wind strength and direction, as well the facts that many trees were harmed by the drought and still had leaves.
Kelley Bouchard
Staff Writer
Kelley writes about Maine businesses large and small, focusing on economic development, workforce initiatives and the state’s leading business organizations. Her wider experience includes municipal and state government, immigration, education, transportation, history, human rights, health and elder care, the environment and the housing crisis. A Maine native and University of Maine graduate, she was a college intern for two summers at the former Lewiston Evening Journal. She previously worked at the Ipswich Chronicle, Beverly Times and Salem Evening News in Massachusetts. Favorite pastimes include gardening, cooking, streaming foreign TV series and kayaking at camp.
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Mainers take the storm – and the continued power outages – in stride
Although much of Maine remains without electricity, many of the state’s residents are philosophical about the loss of a freezer full of food or another night spent in the dark.
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Cape Elizabeth councilors still split on fate of shoreline ‘paper streets’
Their decision, expected to come next Monday, will affect public access to the seaside in the Shore Acres subdivision and near Lighthouse Point.
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In acclaimed new memoir, Sarah Perry confronts the crime that ended her mother’s life
At 12 years old, Sarah Perry found her mother brutally slain at their Bridgton home. She was faced with a choice – shut down or seek to understand what happened.
Posted inElections, Local Elections, Maine, News, Politics
Pipeline lawsuit divides candidates for District 2 council seat in South Portland
Christopher Breen and Kate Lewis are competing for a seat that’s being vacated by Councilor Patti Smith, who has served as mayor this year and will be termed out of office.
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Aging middle schools top issue for South Portland school board candidates
Incumbent Mary House faces political newcomers Stanley Beretsky and Heather Johnson in the race for two at-large seats.
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Four candidates vie for 2 council seats in Cape Elizabeth
Town government newcomers Peter McCarthy and Valerie Randall are competing against Christopher Straw, a former Board of Zoning Appeals member, and James Tasse, Conservation Committee chairman.
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Months of little rain put Maine woods at high risk for wildfires
The Maine Forest Service says more than half the state is under threat of wildfires.
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Gov. LePage unexpectedly withdraws renominations of 5 Maine judges
He provides no explanation for why five reappointments that legislators were set to confirm Monday, three for Superior Court and two for District Court, have been withdrawn.
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Standish barn destroyed, home badly damaged in blaze
The fire at 859 Chadbourne Road displaced a family and killed two pets, an official says.