Memorial Middle School students will attend classes at South Portland High School on Thursday while malfunctioning boilers are repaired.
Kelley Bouchard
Staff Writer
Kelley writes about some of the most critical aspects of Maine’s economy and future growth, including transportation, immigration, retail and small business, commercial development and tourism, with emphasis on consumer issues, sustainability and minority ownership. Her wider experience includes municipal and state government, education, 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 for family and friends, streaming foreign TV series and kayaking at camp.
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Young donor to sick kids fell ill himself – then tripled his gifts to children’s hospital
‘Sam the Bottle Man’ Rideout, 10, had raised funds and donated toys for two years. Then, motivated further by his own experience, he delivered $6,371 in gifts and donations on Monday.
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Six years after Sandy Hook, Mainers hold vigil for victims of gun violence
The gathering at Portland’s First Parish Church marked six years since 20 first-graders and six educators were killed by a gunman at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Connecticut.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime
Chinese nationals charged with sex trafficking in Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont
An indictment says the husband-and-wife team recruited women in China and coerced them into prostitution after they arrived in the U.S.
Posted inLife & Culture, Local & State
Robert Bryan, half of original ‘Bert and I’ duo, dies at age 87
With Marshall Dodge, he popularized the Maine humor known to many Americans.
Posted inLocal & State
Bright fireball seen in the sky over Maine
The meteor is part of the Geminid shower, which is expected to peak Thursday night.
Posted inLocal & State, Local Elections, News, Politics
Deqa Dhalac wins big in special election for South Portland council seat
Dhalac, an experienced social worker, got more than two-thirds of the vote in the race against longtime local business owner Donald ‘Cookie’ Cook.
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Lawsuit threat looms over South Portland’s short-term rental rules
While city officials prepare to enforce new short-term rental regulations starting Jan. 1, some operators appear to be taking 2019 reservations for unhosted stays that will be illegal in residential zones.
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Vape shop’s proximity to South Portland school riles parents, educators
The shop is operating legally across the street from Mahoney Middle School, but some say it sends the wrong message to schoolchildren.
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Damage to South Portland fire truck blamed on lack of attention, training
City officials are still waiting to learn whether the brand new $1.1 million ladder truck is a total loss and how much of it will be covered by insurance.