The lime-green kayak was found Saturday morning in the Fore River.
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, News
Cumberland County buys building to consolidate deed registry, government offices
The $8 million plan to establish a unified county office building off outer Washington Avenue in Portland would free up much needed space in the Cumberland County Courthouse.
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Late Cianbro founders to be honored at Maine State Chamber dinner
The annual awards event also will recognize Dajuan Eubanks, president of the Maine Celtics, and Robin Mullins, president of the Sebago Lakes regional chamber.
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Maine’s summer tourist season was a mixed bag, with modest food and lodging gains
Visitor spending increased an estimated 1% to nearly $5.2 billion in the summer of 2023, the Maine Office of Tourism reports.
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Ecomaine gets $2 million grant to promote recycling among residents of multifamily homes
The EPA grant will fund educational outreach and expand access to single-stream recycling programs.
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Portland International Jetport’s parking plan upsets next-door neighbors
Residents of the Stroudwater neighborhood say a plan to add more than 700 parking spaces at Maine’s largest airport would increase their exposure to noise, light and air pollution.
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Maine’s first Costco set to open in one week
Costco opens next week in Scarborough, within a hub of commercial development.
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Westbrook couple sues over firings involving Frontier Airlines and a flight services company
Lexus Rodriguez and Jaylyn Romero say they were wrongfully fired, via the same text message, from their jobs at the Portland International Jetport in violation of Maine’s human rights and whistleblower protection laws.
Posted inElection 2023, Maine, Politics
Fournier, Bullett and Sykes win Portland City Council races
Councilor April Fournier was reelected to an at-large seat, with Anna Bullett and Kate Sykes taking district seats.
Posted inElection 2023, Maine, Politics
Scarborough voters reject $160 million K-3 unified school project
The project would have consolidated three primary schools and all third-graders into one new building, moved sixth-graders into Wentworth School and renovated Scarborough Middle School.