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.
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PublishedMay 27, 2022
Gray-New Gloucester school evacuated after bomb threat
Bomb-detecting dogs assisted in the search for explosive devices but none were found.
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PublishedMay 17, 2022
South Portland considers gender-neutral bans on nude swimming, public indecency
The City Council is poised to update ordinance language as part of a larger effort to promote equity and inclusion.
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PublishedMay 16, 2022
After 25 years, Abyssinian Meeting House restoration is sprinting toward completion
A recent $1.7 million federal budget allocation should make it possible to complete the decades-long project well before the building’s 200th anniversary.
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PublishedMay 14, 2022
Downeaster, SUV collide near Woodfords Corner in Portland
The crash happened shortly after 4 p.m., snarling traffic in the area for over an hour.
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PublishedMay 12, 2022
Scarborough Downs developers donate 25 acres to Warren Woods
The gift brings Warren Woods Preserve to over 250 acres of protected forest and wetlands.
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PublishedMay 11, 2022
Redbank Village rent hikes spark fear and outrage among residents, officials
The 500-unit cluster of duplexes in South Portland has been purchased by a California-based company that is raising monthly rents as much as $598, tenants say.
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PublishedMay 3, 2022
Some southern Maine Republicans divided on party’s new platform
While some are embracing the socially conservative changes, others worry that the shift will drive people away and backfire at the polls.
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PublishedMay 2, 2022
Marshals arrest Maine man charged with sex crimes in South Carolina
The Osborn man was taken into custody while at work by the Maine Violent Offender Task Force.
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PublishedApril 28, 2022
Portland Public Library director plans departure in watershed period
The library’s board of trustees will conduct a nationwide search to replace Executive Director Sarah Campbell.
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PublishedApril 27, 2022
South Portland council embraces anti-racism proposal
A proposed resolution would declare racism a public health crisis and calls for action on city laws, policies and practices.
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