Supporters said the law was needed to preserve more than 100 outdoor sport shooting ranges and a hunting heritage that are threatened by increasing rural development in Maine.
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.
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South Portland gives initial approval to pesticide ban
The council asks city staff to recommend amendments on how it would be enforced and how waivers would be granted in a timely fashion.
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Propane buffer gets final OK in South Portland
A divided City Council approves the fire code amendment despite concerns that it might draw legal action by Pan Am Railways.
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Bridge steel fabricator grows across South Portland
Casco Bay Steel Structures is in the midst of a multimillion-dollar expansion to acquire coveted railroad and harbor access to wider markets along the Eastern Seaboard.
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Fast-growing Portland church finds a big-box answer to its space crunch
Two vacant stores in South Portland will house the Eastpoint Christian Church, an indoor soccer field, a basketball court and other amenities.
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South Portland prepares for potentially costly legal fights over pipeline, LPG depot
A continuing lawsuit by Portland Pipe Line Corp. and a possible challenge by Pan Am Railways worry some city councilors but not others.
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South Portland panel takes on lack of rental housing
The 11-member committee is expected to draft policy recommendations that the City Council might adopt to promote a balanced supply of rental housing for various demographic groups.
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Neighbors wary of plans for offices-and-housing complex in Cape Elizabeth
The pair of three-story buildings in the town center zone would hold a chiropractic practice and 10 residential townhouses.
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Anti-Semitic fliers appear on campuses across the country, including UMaine
Several New England schools have received the fliers addressed to ‘white men’ and disparaging Jewish people.
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Neighbors nervous about plan for waterfront restaurant in South Portland
While residents near the former Joe’s Boathouse worry that its replacement will be popular – and noisy – others welcome the new, larger building.