Sable Lodge will have a pharmacy, bank, hairdresser, gift shop, health club, movie theater and two restaurants offering 24-hour casual or fine dining.
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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Teens’ 30-mile joyride in front-end loader ends when police shoot out tires
Police say two 14-year-old boys stole the machine in West Gardiner and led officers on a chase that damaged two cars, including a cruiser, signs and other property.
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With ‘Banner’ held high, Maine enters national anthem fray
South Portland High School fields questions after tweets promote pregame etiquette amid a national debate over protests at games.
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Love Locks to be replaced by ‘wave fence’ on Portland waterfront
The padlocks left as expressions of love have buckled the chain-link fence, so the city turned to a local craftsman to design an artful alternative.
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Summer months end as warmest on record in Portland
The average temperature of 68.9 degrees was 2 degrees above normal and 0.2 degrees above the previous record, set in 2010 and 1988.
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Portland police issue warning to lone remaining homeless camper
The former ‘Tent City’ encampment is abandoned in response to a police advisory, but debris is strewn across the private property behind Pine Tree Shopping Center.
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Jay man sentenced to prison for defrauding federal housing programs
Timothy P. Gallagher set up a competing construction company and paid himself to hire subcontractors to work on federally subsidized properties.
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Oil spill response ship pulled from service as Portland pipeline deliveries slow
Fewer tanker visits have cut the need for the pollution cleanup vessel after 21 years, but some call it a big loss for New England coastal states.
Posted inLocal & State, Politics
South Portland borrows $12.7 million for new public services facility
The city secured a low interest rate with a top bond rating from Moody’s and Standard & Poors.
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Court finds Scarborough tax breaks for adjacent lots illegal
The little-known but widespread practice led to land value reductions ranging from a few thousand to a few million dollars.