Town councilors refuse a request to release information on a closed-door session about two school properties.
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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Falmouth council keeps OceanView meeting closed
The council voted 5-2 tonight against Councilor Bonny Rodden’s proposal to block future secret meetings with potential developers and to release any information from the executive session with OceanVIew representatives.
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Falmouth boaters may face $10 added fee
The Harbor Committee wants to charge $10 a year to make sure boaters on a waiting list have a genuine interest in mooring in town waters.
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Antifreeze made bitter for safety is on its way
When the product arrives, buyers will have to check the label to make sure it contains the bad-tasting chemical.
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Work begins on Freeport Village movie theater
The six-screen cinema is expected to open by Thanksgiving.
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State dropout-prevention conference starts Monday
The three-day Maine Positive Youth Development Institute will feature more than 30 interactive workshops offered by a range of presenters, including students.
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SMCC to start Bruswick renovations soon
The college will hold a ceremony at 11 a.m. Tuesday marking the official deed transfer from the Navy for two buildings, including one that will become the Maine Advanced Technology & Engineering Center.
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‘Incredible’ student on small Maine island wins scholarship to set sail for her dreams
Kassandra Hopkins is the first Mainer to earn the Annenberg rural school trust recognition, a scholarship worth $250,000.
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Update: Strong crosswinds cause Fryeburg plane crash
“The wind picked him up and spun him around and drove the front end into a ditch,” said Police Chief Philip Weymouth.
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Borders’ final chapter unfolds
SOUTH PORTLAND — Pardis Delijani strolled out of Borders bookstore at the Maine Mall on Tuesday afternoon carrying two study manuals for the Law School Admissions Test.
A political science and pre-law major at the University of Maine, she plans to take the test in October and hopes to attend the University of Maine School of Law.
Unlike many of her peers, the 21-year-old Portland resident wouldn’t think of taking an LSAT course online to prepare for such an important test.
“I could never study from a computer like that,” Delijani said. “I still need books to hold and read and write on when I’m studying.”