Market Street, between Commercial and Fore streets, will be closed to daytime traffic for about one week.
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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Scarborough bans tobacco use on beaches
The Town Council responds to concerns about secondhand smoke and the high number of cigarette butts found on town beaches.
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Portland to help teachers pay union chief
In return for other concessions, the school district agrees to pay 80 percent of her compensation.
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Teachers’ union leader to cost city taxpayers more
Portland Schools’ contribution to Kathleen Casasa’s salary and benefits will go from 20 percent to 80 percent; the union will pay the rest.
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2 Maine college students win national honor
Rachel Champoux of Westbrook and Diane Dense of Wells are among the top 20 students at two-year colleges across the U.S.
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Educate kids early to help everyone later, businesses say
They say the investment will pay off with less crime, highly skilled workers and more productive citizens.
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Portland students win national Latin honors
Twenty-six high school students win awards based on their scores on the National Latin Exam.
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‘Breaking Silence’ rally set for Saturday
The rally aims to call attention to the need to make schools safe for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender youths.
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Casco Bay ferry passengers get Wi-Fi
Internet access is now available on the Maquoit, Aucocisco and Machigonne ferries, as well as in the ferry terminal waiting area.
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Student charged in Bonny Eagle bomb threat
The threat was sent via text message and traced through pinger.com and facebook.com.