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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PublishedNovember 10, 2021
Maine newspapers fight anonymous testimony in lawsuit challenging vaccine mandate
Newspapers in Portland, Lewiston, Augusta and Waterville are opposing the anonymity of health care workers challenging Maine’s vaccine mandate.
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PublishedNovember 9, 2021
Cape Elizabeth to hold recount in close Town Council race
Just a few votes stand between Timothy Reiniger and Victoria Volent in the four-way race for three seats.
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PublishedNovember 9, 2021
Developers of former South Portland Shipyard focus on sustainability
Owners of the prime 30-acre coastal site have hired a world-renowned sustainability expert to help them shape its redevelopment.
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PublishedNovember 7, 2021
‘Equal rights meant equal duties’ for veteran who blazed her own path
Maureen ‘Mo’ Ramsey’s 32-year military career took her from the height of the civil rights movement in Washington D.C. to the combat zone of Afghanistan.
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PublishedNovember 5, 2021
Cape Elizabeth certifies referendum petition challenging affordable housing proposal
Opponents of Dunham Court collected enough valid voter signatures to challenge recent zoning changes that would make the 46-unit project possible.
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PublishedNovember 5, 2021
South Portland council finally approves new offseason leash restrictions
Under new rules, dogs will have to be leashed during midday hours at Willard Beach and Hinckley Park.
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PublishedNovember 4, 2021
Release of Biden vaccine mandate raises questions for many Maine employers
Some employers, particularly those in the public sector, still don’t know how or whether the vaccination-or-testing mandate for workers will apply to them.
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PublishedNovember 4, 2021
Maine’s passage of ‘right to food’ amendment stirs celebration, worry
While supporters are pleased, opponents fear the nation’s first constitutional amendment for food rights will lead to legal battles.
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PublishedNovember 2, 2021
Pride and Cohen win South Portland City Council seats
Voters picked one of two candidates who offered a more moderate approach and backed a $4.5 million open space bond.
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PublishedNovember 2, 2021
Westbrook voters approve ranked-choice voting in municipal elections
The call for change sprang from a grassroots effort and reflects a growing national interest in the alternative voting method.
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