The City Council has chosen Scott Morelli of New Gloucester after a ‘very competitive’ second effort to fill the post.
Kelley Bouchard
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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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Ku Klux Klan fliers shock residents of Freeport, Augusta neighborhoods
Residents notify police after finding the messages in their yards, but the distribution is not considered a hate crime because it doesn’t include threats.
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South Portland considers pier upgrades in hopes of aquaculture boom
The long-neglected Portland Street Pier is due for major improvements that could make it a home base for burgeoning mussel- and oyster-farming operations.
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Autopsies conducted on Standish couple
Donald and Sandra Lee Cragin were found dead in their home Tuesday.
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‘We are in shock!’ Friends, family mourn former Old Orchard Beach town councilor
Police have not said what caused the deaths of Dana Furtado and Amber Morrow of Saco, whose bodies were found at his home Monday.
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Surge in new Scarborough apartments both welcomed and questioned
The town can absorb up to 865 housing units now in the works, officials say, but some residents are concerned about the impact.
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Cape Elizabeth council appoints new town manager
Matt Sturgis is the town’s tax assessor and has worked for the town for 16 years.
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School board resignation creates a vacancy in South Portland
Libby Reynolds leaves the District 4 seat one year into a three-year term, citing mounting responsibilities as a bank vice president.
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Police hope autopsy will identify body found in Cape Elizabeth
Police have determined that the person was white, but it’s unclear whether it was a man or a woman.
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South Portland council names two finalists for city manager
A decision to drop the requirement that the new hire live in the city draws a larger pool of candidates, including more from southern Maine.