Once completed, the Innovation District will be valued at more than $100 million, according to local businessmen who are redeveloping the 525-acre horse-racing property.
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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Global oil terminal in South Portland violated air-quality standards again, state says
The Department of Environmental Protection informed city officials, as required by a law passed after a lawsuit accused Global Partners of violating the Clean Air Act for several years.
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Judge backs the town in Cape Elizabeth waterfront street fight
Superior Court Justice Michaela Murphy rules that several residents of Pilot Point Road failed to prove they own an undeveloped street that runs between their homes and Broad Cove.
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Federal appeals court hears arguments in South Portland pipeline case
Approved 5 years ago, the Clear Skies ordinance blocked the company from reversing the flow of its oil pipeline running from Portland Harbor to Montreal.
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Fourteen people cited at 1 of 2 Maine protests of Trump immigration policies
Protesters at demonstrations in South Portland and Portland on Friday decry such policies as family separations and the treatment of migrants held in detention centers.
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Longtime South Portland police chief retiring after nearly 50 years in law enforcement
Edward Googins, who took over in 1994 and is credited with revitalizing the force’s reputation, will step down in January.
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SMCC streamlines student application process as enrollment declines
On-the-Spot Acceptance Days will make it easier for students to apply to Southern Maine Community College, where enrollment is down 14% since 2011.
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Holiday weekend patrols will target intoxicated boaters across Maine, U.S.
Game wardens, marine patrol officers and the Coast Guard will step up enforcement of all safe boating laws Friday through Sunday.
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Milo man charged with setting his wife’s belongings on fire
Police say the fire on the front lawn destroyed the woman’s clothing and other personal items and caused minor damage to the couple’s home.
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Cape Elizabeth resident returns to mysteriously clean house
Window blinds had been raised, sofa throws had been folded and bed sheets had been replaced with fresh linens.