Despite some pandemic-related delays, the $621 million mixed-use redevelopment of Scarborough Downs is well into its second phase of residential construction, building a light industrial park and planning a long-desired town center.
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 surveys residents on city’s COVID-19 response
Municipal officials want residents to rate the pandemic response so far and indicate what more needs to be done.
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Gov. Mills plans nation’s 1st floating offshore wind farm dedicated to research
The cluster of turbines 20 to 40 miles offshore would be used to study how to make the technology compatible with fishing and wildlife in the Gulf of Maine.
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Mainers fear for loved ones in embattled Tigray region of Ethiopia
Ethiopian immigrants and their families are calling on U.S. officials here and abroad to intervene.
Posted inMaine, News, Schools and Education
South Portland school superintendent announces pending departure
Ken Kunin, who became superintendent in 2015, will leave the job in June.
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Cape Elizabeth moves forward with solar project on capped landfill
The 7-acre installation is expected to generate $2.1 million in electricity savings and income over 20 years.
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Cape Elizabeth moves to tame short-term rentals in residential zones
The Planning Board will hold a public hearing Tuesday on a proposal to strengthen regulations that some say now favor nonresidents.
Posted inBusiness, Maine
United Airlines informs passengers about COVID-19 testing at Portland jetport
It’s a helpful step that other airlines are expected to follow, airport officials say.
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A plan to transform the Maine Mall just won an award, but can it be done?
The 90-acre, mostly paved shopping mecca in South Portland would be infused with homes and parks for a more balanced live-work-play environment.
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After one of Maine’s deadliest outbreaks, Maine Veterans Home determined to recover
Ron Menard, a regular volunteer, was the first rehab patient admitted to the long-term care facility after the coronavirus outbreak in March led to a shutdown and killed 14 residents.