Leaders of the search committee ‘have great confidence’ they will find a permanent replacement for David Creech, who resigned last year amid controversy.
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, Maine, News
Sable Oaks will be site of 120-unit senior living community in South Portland
The $40 million project on Running Hill Road will include 80 assisted-living apartments and 40 memory-care apartments.
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Posted inMaine, News, Schools and Education
Old Scarborough schoolhouse targeted for restoration, renewed community importance
Built before 1854, the Beech Ridge School once was a neighborhood center for families who lived in the more rural, western section of Scarborough.
Posted inMaine, News
South Portland council considers first flavored tobacco ban in Maine
A proposed ban on candy-flavored tobacco liquids used in e-cigarettes comes after a vape shop opened last fall across from Mahoney Middle School.
Posted inMaine, News
South Portland to show latest housing plan for former public works site
City officials and the developers of the 6-acre property on O’Neil Street will host a community forum Monday night at City Hall.
Posted inCops & Courts, Maine
South Portland man charged in connection with suspected overdose death
Stephen Lynch was arrested after a 28-year-old man was found dead by family members.
Posted inCops & Courts, Maine, Schools and Education
South Portland 8th-grader charged with threatening school and students
While there is no indication that Mahoney Middle School or its students were ever in imminent danger, the threats prompted a few students to stay home from school, police said.
Posted inFood, Maine, News, Politics
Legislation targets Maine’s chronic waiting list for Meals on Wheels
The largely federally funded program provides healthy food and human connections that help prevent more costly hospital and nursing home stays.
Posted inMaine, Schools and Education
Mahoney Middle School student investigated over alleged threats
The South Portland superintendent assures parents and teachers that ‘any students who are possibly involved’ won’t return to school until it’s deemed safe.
Posted inMaine
South Portland suspends worker for salting his driveway in Scarborough with city truck
Ronald Doucette, a longtime Fire Department employee, was caught on video applying salt to the driveway at the home he shares with his wife, the city’s former code enforcement officer.