Pious Ali, the first African-born Muslim to serve on the Portland school board, is one of two candidates aiming to unseat at-large Councilor Jon Hinck.
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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South Portland council plans closed-door talk about discrimination complaint
Deqa Dhalac, a Somali immigrant and social worker, said she filed the complaint because the council rejected her nomination to the city’s Civil Service Commission.
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Jay man sentenced to prison for defrauding federal housing programs
Timothy P. Gallagher set up a competing construction company and paid himself to hire subcontractors to work on federally subsidized properties.
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Oil spill response ship pulled from service as Portland pipeline deliveries slow
Fewer tanker visits have cut the need for the pollution cleanup vessel after 21 years, but some call it a big loss for New England coastal states.
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Scarborough lowers tax rate slightly following court decision
The reassessment of parcels that were previously undervalued trims 5 cents from the property tax rate for the current fiscal year.
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South Portland’s defense fees in pipeline lawsuit top $500,000
Mayor Tom Blake says, ‘The longer it takes, the more it’s going to cost. The price to ensure the health of the community, it’s not cheap.’
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South Portland borrows $12.7 million for new public services facility
The city secured a low interest rate with a top bond rating from Moody’s and Standard & Poors.
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Pilot project offers free Wi-Fi in Mill Creek Park
It will operate for at least a year, but the city hopes to make it permanent.
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South Portland manager to negotiate solar power deal with ReVision
The Portland company would build a solar farm on the city’s capped former landfill to generate about 1.2 million kilowatt-hours of electricity annually for municipal and school use.
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Water main replacement in South Portland delays Ocean Street paving
The mile-long stretch from Broadway to the Cape Elizabeth line originally was expected to be done by the end of July.