The $400,000 landscaping project by the Fort Williams Park Foundation draws strong community support.
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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Cape Elizabeth town manager meets Pakistani leader as part of polio campaign
Mike McGovern leads a Rotary International delegation to Pakistan to discuss advances in eradicating polio despite opposition from Islamic militants.
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Bugaboo Creek closure in South Portland leaves 60 jobless
Only two Bugaboo Creek Steakhouses remain open after the Bangor restaurant closed last week.
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Searchers pull body of teen kayaker from Presumpscot River
Mohammed Al-Ammar, 14, was reported missing Thursday after a tandem kayak he was paddling with another boy capsized. The other boy survived.
Posted inAnimals, Local & State, News
Westbrook shelter caring for dogs rescued from South Korean meat farm
Five of the 250 dogs that were saved are at the Animal Refuge League of Greater Portland, getting training that could make them suitable for adoption.
Posted inLifestyle, Local & State, News
Sickly tree that hides controversial Jesus mural needs a miracle
Its needles have turned brown and it may be dying just five weeks after the South Portland church’s artwork was featured in a news story.
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Spruce-up needed before fans can see the light at Fort Williams
Scaffolding obscures Portland Head Light during repairs, causing disappointment for visitors.
Posted inLocal & State, News, Religion and Values
A changing religious landscape: Where the spirit moves Maine
In one of the least religious states in the nation, membership in nondenominational Christian churches has risen dramatically, especially among those who’ve lost faith in older institutions.
Posted inLocal & State
Leading expert to speak at hospice conference in Portland
Registration for Dr. Diane Meier’s talk is closed, but Hospice of Southern Maine will show a video of her presentation at six community forums in the coming months.
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Gov. LePage signs shooting range protection bill into law
Supporters said the law was needed to preserve more than 100 outdoor sport shooting ranges and a hunting heritage that are threatened by increasing rural development in Maine.