The project is the town’s first multifamily rental proposal in about a decade, answering a growing need in Greater Portland.
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 inMaine, News
Spruce-up needed before fans can see the light at Fort Williams
Scaffolding obscures Portland Head Light during repairs, causing disappointment for visitors.
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Posted inMaine, News
South Portland to re-stripe Ocean Street as a two-way street, amid opposition
A public works crew will paint new stripes allowing two-way travel on one block of Ocean Street during the night of May 31, weather permitting.
Posted inMaine, News, Religion and Values
A changing religious landscape: Where the spirit moves Maine
In one of the least religious states in the nation, membership in nondenominational Christian churches has risen dramatically, especially among those who’ve lost faith in older institutions.
Posted inMaine, News
Iraqi immigrant hopes to build ‘trustful bridge’ with Maine’s first Arabic newspaper
Aqeel Mohialdeen fell in love with Portland three years ago and believes The Hanging Gardens of Babylon will help immigrants adjust here.
Posted inMaine, News
Cape Elizabeth council reduces gun club’s liability insurance requirement
The Spurwink Rod & Gun Club wins a hardship reduction from $3 million to $1 million in the wake of a new state law that protects established shooting ranges.
Posted inMaine, News
South Portland considers zoning changes to promote, regulate solar arrays
If the City Council approves the amendments, the city will become a model for other Maine communities and join a growing number of U.S. cities that have taken similar steps.
Posted inHealth, Maine
Leading expert to speak at hospice conference in Portland
Registration for Dr. Diane Meier’s talk is closed, but Hospice of Southern Maine will show a video of her presentation at six community forums in the coming months.
Posted inMaine, News
Zoning change sought to redevelop former church in South Portland
Kerry Anderson of KDA Development in Scarborough wants to convert the former St. John the Evangelist Church into a commercial use and its adjacent parochial school into apartments.
Posted inMaine, Schools and Education
Cape Elizabeth to restart school superintendent search
The second and last finalist also withdrew from consideration after visiting the town’s schools on Wednesday.