From Oct. 1 through April 30, dogs would have to be leashed in the afternoon at Willard Beach and in the morning at Hinckley Park.
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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Hundreds of asylum seekers wait in Portland-area hotels because apartments are so scarce
More than 300 immigrants who arrived in Portland recently are waiting for permanent housing in a tight rental market.
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Portland-area firefighters respond to boat fire on the Presumpscot River
The plume of smoke was visible to traffic heading north on Interstate 295 from Portland to Falmouth.
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South Portland council gives initial approval to 55-unit expansion of Betsy Ross House
The independent living apartment complex for older adults is near South Portland’s Greenbelt Walkway and Bug Light Park.
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Shooting in South Portland High School parking lot not ‘school related,’ police say
Superintendent Tim Matheney says police believe it was an isolated incident and there is no continuing threat to anyone’s safety.
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Social media threats close Portland High School, Bonny Eagle schools
Portland High School and SAD 6 schools will be closed Thursday because of threats shared on SnapChat.
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Person found with gunshot wound near South Portland High
Emergency responders found a person with a gunshot wound in one leg that didn’t appear to be life-threatening, a city official said.
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Man dies after car crashes into house in Penobscot County
An older woman sleeping in the room where the car hit was transported to the hospital as a precaution.
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Connecticut man dies in ATV crash in Franklin County
The Maine Warden Service is investigating the crash on ITS 84/89 along Potato Hill Road.
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Police investigate suspected arson at Portland church
Neighbors who spotted the fire at the Portland New Church on Stevens Avenue used buckets of water to try to put it out before firefighters arrived.