Kelley Bouchard

Staff Writer

Kelley Bouchard writes about what’s happening in Maine and beyond, with a focus on South Portland, Scarborough, Cape Elizabeth and other communities in Cumberland County. Her interests include housing, immigration, human rights, history, aging issues, sustainability, the environment and the untold story. A Maine native and University of Maine graduate, she was a college intern for two summers at the former Lewiston Evening Journal. Before joining the staff of the Portland Press Herald/Maine Sunday Telegram in 1998, she was a reporter for 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.

Latest

Published
August 26, 2023

Police investigate suspicious package at Topsham Walgreens a day after bomb threats

Maine State Police bomb technicians were called to investigate the package, which was reported a day after bomb threats at several Maine Walgreens stores.
Published
August 26, 2023

MSAD 61 target of lawsuit after Casco teen dies on school hiking trip

The parents of Michael Strecker are suing the Lake Region School District over their son’s 2021 death.
Published
August 24, 2023

Soggy, late hay harvest could further imperil struggling farms

Wet weather has prevented farmers from harvesting hay, leaving them with costly or unappealing options to feed their livestock.
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August 13, 2023

Unfurling the facts in the 1901 Maine state flag debate

History, politics and design sensibilities collide as residents of the Pine Tree State consider which banner to embrace.
Published
August 11, 2023

A walk to remember loved ones killed in Burundi

Members of Maine’s Banyamulenge community call attention to the Gatumba refugee camp massacre, where hundreds of the ethnic minority were killed or injured.
Published
August 8, 2023

UNE professor to lead national gerontology group

Marilyn Gugliucci heads the geriatrics education and research program at the University of New England’s College of Osteopathic Medicine.
Published
August 7, 2023

Campaign spotlights oft-ignored yield-to-bus law

It’s not optional – if a Metro bus is flashing its yield sign, let it in. That’s the message of a new campaign designed to get people to comply with a 2019 law.
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August 3, 2023

Bank offers first Islamic mortgages based in Maine

The program is viewed as a watershed initiative for Maine’s immigrant community.
Published
July 26, 2023

The Portland Phoenix publishes final issue

The owners of the weekly newspaper, which restarted after a shutdown in 2019, said the pandemic kept them from attracting enough advertisers.
Published
July 25, 2023

Legislature sustains Mills’ veto of farmworker minimum wage bill

After her veto was upheld, Gov. Janet Mills signed an executive order establishing a formal stakeholder group to pursue a state minimum wage for farmworkers.