But some Democrats say they haven’t seen detailed plans for additional treatment beds.
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.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, News
South Portland council bans unhosted short-term rentals in residential zones
The City Council approves sweeping rules that give short-term rental operators who don’t live on the premises a grace period before the city moves to shut them down in September.
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Posted inLocal & State, News, Schools and Education
Scarborough principal remains silent on reason for sudden resignation
High school Principal David Creech says he appreciates the outpouring of community support but offers no explanation for his decision, which follows school board approval of later starting times for classes.
Posted inLocal & State, Schools and Education
Scarborough High principal resigns suddenly amid controversy
The reason David Creech tendered his resignation Friday is unclear, but parents are linking it to a community dispute over new school start times.
Posted inAnimals, Local & State
Snowies and their admirers causing problems at Portland Jetport
Driven south by the changing climate and a population boom, the owls are drawing birders who sometimes park illegally to get a good look.
Posted inLocal & State, News, That Moment
Jittery yet joyful, teen enters new stage in the life of a drag princess
Joey Harrigan, a senior at Portland High School, makes his professional debut as ‘Famine’ at a fundraiser to benefit programs to create safer schools for LGBT youths.
Posted inLocal & State, News
Cape Elizabeth homeowners file lawsuit claiming ownership of seaside ‘paper street’
The lawsuit comes one week before the town is set to hold community meetings to try to resolve a heated neighborhood dispute over public waterfront access on an undeveloped right of way.
Posted inLocal & State, News
Hundreds at Portland’s Martin Luther King dinner renew call to achieve his vision
A King Middle School seventh-grader energizes the crowd with her poem, and nine religious leaders arrested for protesting at Sen. Susan Collins’ office also draw cheers from the audience.
Posted inLocal & State, News
Deep freeze may reduce some insect populations in Maine
For the tree-killing winter moth in particular, the long stretch of cold has ‘disrupted’ about half of its mating season.
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With less than a day to rebound from blizzard, Maine gets yet another arctic blast
The snow piles aren’t even dirty yet, but emergency management agencies turn their attention to temperatures well below zero.