The $400,000 landscaping project by the Fort Williams Park Foundation draws strong community support.
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.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
South Portland marina operator will pay more to lease city-owned property
Family-owned Port Harbor Marine will pay more than $250,000 a year starting in 2020 to lease Spring Point Marina under an agreement approved Wednesday by the City Council.
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Posted inMaine, News
South Portland’s property tax rate to drop slightly
At 11 cents lower than projected for 2016-17, it will lead to lower tax bills for many.
Posted inMaine
Gosnell hospice house expansion wins approval in Scarborough
Hospice of Southern Maine aims to further ‘improve the patient and family experience,’ including future construction of a new hospice center on Route 1.
Posted inMaine, News
South Portland’s new fire chief starts next week
Jim Wilson is a third-generation firefighter who joined the department in 1996 and holds multiple degrees, licenses and certifications.
Posted inMaine, News
Advocates push for $15 million voter-approved senior housing bond
The immediate need for at least 9,000 apartments for low-income older Mainers has resulted in a stalemate between Republican Gov. Paul LePage and his Democratic adversaries.
Posted inCops & Courts, Maine, News
Father, son charged after domestic disturbances in Cornish, Waterboro
Marcus Lefebvre, 28, of Waterboro and William Lefebvre, 61, of Alfred were arrested and charged, the York County sheriff says.
Posted inLife & Culture, Maine, News
Ocean Park sand sculpture contest is heaps of family fun
Participants come from around the world to take part in traditional July Fourth festivities.
Posted inMaine, News
South Portland man dies after swim at Acadia
Nathan Savage, 39, was visiting the national park with his wife and children when he collapsed Saturday afternoon, a park spokesman says.
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Cape Elizabeth town manager meets Pakistani leader as part of polio campaign
Mike McGovern leads a Rotary International delegation to Pakistan to discuss advances in eradicating polio despite opposition from Islamic militants.