The city’s attorneys challenge Portland Pipe Line Corp.’s testimony in a federal lawsuit, but Judge John Woodcock Jr. allows it.
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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South Portland gets grant to study major municipal pier expansion
City staff will work with the Gulf of Maine Research Institute to produce a needs assessment and economic analysis for what could be a multimillion-dollar project.
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Family of missing 80-year-old sailor from Massachusetts hoping for a ‘miracle’
A 33-foot sailboat piloted by Richard Pratt, an experienced seaman who built his own vessels, was found unmanned Thursday off the coast of Cape Elizabeth.
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Maine Turnpike crash in Saco snarls traffic for hours
The collision of an RV and a tractor-trailer, on one of the year’s busiest travel days, backs up the turnpike for as much as 11 miles and triggers traffic jams on local roads throughout the area.
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Neighborhoods near Maine Mall eager for attention as they evolve
Long overlooked by the city, South Portland’s western section is changing rapidly and clamoring for support in becoming a closer-knit community.
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Children’s Garden at Fort Williams being damaged by visitors before it’s completed
Users are mistaking the frog pond with plantings, a work in progress, for a wading pool and harming the feature that has attracted many admirers.
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Pedestrian killed, Arundel woman arrested in South Portland crash
Kristen Hodak, 29, is charged with operating under the influence in a crash that killed a Hollis man on Cummings Road late Saturday.
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Caterpillars taking toll on trees in Cape Elizabeth, and crossing town lines
The town’s new tree warden raises alarm about winter moth caterpillars, while a state forest entomologist is optimistic that efforts to curb the insect’s range will be successful.
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ON Semiconductor asks South Portland for change in tax break deal
It’s unclear what the successor to Fairchild Semiconductor wants to alter in the agreement, which calls for annual investments in the plant at 333 Western Ave.
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Construction of solar project on South Portland’s capped landfill to start in July
The array off Highland Avenue is expected to generate about 12 percent of the electricity used by the city’s school and municipal buildings.