Michael Kelley has been professionally working in the newspaper industry since 2006 writing about municipal news, education news, environmental news, sports and other human interest topics. He has covered the communities of Cape Elizabeth, Scarborough, Portland, South Portland and Westbrook for several weekly newspapers. His work has appeared in magazines, daily newspapers and weekly newspapers throughout Maine, Massachusetts and Vermont.
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PublishedJune 22, 2021
Portland plans day center for homeless
The center, which would be open seven days a week and provide meals and a respite from the weather, would be paid for in part by federal coronavirus relief funding.
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PublishedJune 22, 2021
Things are looking up for One Longfellow Square
The popular Portland music venue, hit hard by the pandemic, will reopen this fall, 20 months after it last hosted a live show.
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PublishedJune 22, 2021
250 volunteers power PGA tournament in Falmouth
Yarmouth High School golfer Sebastien Martinez is one of the volunteers and he’s ready to score, watch and learn.
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PublishedJune 21, 2021
Wild Seed Project introduces 1,000 Native Trees Campaign
Wild Seed Project has launched its 1,000 Native Trees Campaign to inspire Mainers to plant 1,000 native trees by the spring of 2022 in support of its recently launched Pledge to Rewild program. The new campaign honors founder Heather McCargo and “promotes positive environmental change by planting native trees around homes and businesses, in parks […]
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PublishedJune 21, 2021
Section of Portland’s Baxter Boulevard to close for three months
Baxter Boulevard in Portland will be closed to traffic from Payson Park to Vannah Avenue for the next three months beginning June 24. The Back Cove Trail alongside the boulevard will remain open, however. The closure is necessary for the city to complete work on the Back Cove West Storage Conduit project, which will prevent […]
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PublishedJune 21, 2021
Petition to mandate smaller shelters in Portland heads to November ballot
Smaller Shelters Portland, a group that wants to limit the size of new homeless service s centers in the city, has received enough signatures on its petitions to put the land ordinance change before voters in November. The group is pushing for new shelters to be open 24 hours a day and be capped at […]
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PublishedJune 16, 2021
Neighbors want rats eradicated before Noyes Street site redeveloped
After an influx of rats, neighbors are looking for the city’s help in eradicating rats from their neighborhood.
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PublishedJune 16, 2021
Safer, greener redesign moves forward for Portland’s Bramhall Square
The project strives to make the small plaza a safer, more attractive place for people to spend time.
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PublishedJune 15, 2021
Effort underway to recall Portland Charter Commission member
The Portland Alliance for Good Government wants newly elected at-large member Nasreen Sheikh-Yousef removed.
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PublishedJune 15, 2021
Portland considers land swap with state
If a land swap between the city and the Maine Department of Transportation is approved, the city would receive a defunct railroad track between Deering Oaks and St. John Street, a 10-acre parcel on County Way and the parking lot next to Miss Portland Diner, and the state would gain ownership of the wharf on Cliff Island and the International Marine Terminal.
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