While seven candidates will vie for two councilor-at-large seats, no one submitted nomination papers to run for the District 1 school board seat.
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.
Posted inMaine, News, Schools and Education
South Portland school welcomes back winning teacher
Laura Stevens traveled to Washington, D.C., late last week to receive the Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching.
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Posted inCops & Courts, Maine, News
Teens’ 30-mile joyride in front-end loader ends when police shoot out tires
Police say two 14-year-old boys stole the machine in West Gardiner and led officers on a chase that damaged two cars, including a cruiser, signs and other property.
Posted inMaine, News
With ‘Banner’ held high, Maine enters national anthem fray
South Portland High School fields questions after tweets promote pregame etiquette amid a national debate over protests at games.
Posted inLife & Culture, Maine, News
Children’s Garden grand opening draws 500 to Fort Williams Park
A tree fort, frog pond and ‘gopher holes’ are just some of the features created for kids in Cape Elizabeth.
Posted inMaine, News
Love Locks to be replaced by ‘wave fence’ on Portland waterfront
The padlocks left as expressions of love have buckled the chain-link fence, so the city turned to a local craftsman to design an artful alternative.
Posted inMaine, News, Source
South Portland passes pesticide ban that puts education over enforcement
Fines could be added in the future for the prohibition against certain lawn-and-garden pesticides, which takes effect in 2018 for private property owners.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
South Portland armory transformation promises coffee, convenience, karate
The $3.3 million project by Priority Real Estate Group of Topsham is on track to be completed by Thanksgiving and open in December.
Posted inMaine, News
Summer months end as warmest on record in Portland
The average temperature of 68.9 degrees was 2 degrees above normal and 0.2 degrees above the previous record, set in 2010 and 1988.
Posted inMaine, News
Portland police issue warning to lone remaining homeless camper
The former ‘Tent City’ encampment is abandoned in response to a police advisory, but debris is strewn across the private property behind Pine Tree Shopping Center.