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.
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 inCops & Courts, Local & State, News
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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Posted inBusiness, Local & State, News
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.
Posted inLocal & State, News
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.
Posted inLocal & State, News
For suspect in Cape Elizabeth arson, a strange odyssey came first
Melanie Vangel, a former Dartmouth soccer player who also played for Cape Elizabeth High School, is now homeless and was recently charged with stealing a dog in Vermont.
Posted inLocal & State, News
African-American parents say ‘The Talk’ is a life-and-death matter
The conversation that many black parents have with their children about interacting with the police has taken on a new urgency.
Posted inLocal & State, News
Hundreds come together in Portland to commit to peace in wake of national violence
At Green Memorial AME Zion Church, community leaders appeal for turning the tragedies of police-involved shootings into unity and progress.
Posted inLifestyle, Local & State, News
Pine tree that hides controversial Jesus mural in South Portland springs back to life
Planted to obscure what some call the googly-eyed Jesus, the tree appeared to be dead in May.
Posted inLocal & State, News
Children’s Garden takes shape at Fort Williams
The $400,000 landscaping project by the Fort Williams Park Foundation draws strong community support.