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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PublishedSeptember 27, 2021
Afghan evacuees to begin arriving in Maine as soon as this week
Catholic Charities Maine is heading up the resettlement of 67 to 100 Afghans who fled their homeland as the U.S. military withdrew from the 20-year war.
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PublishedSeptember 27, 2021
Afghan evacuees to begin arriving in Maine as soon as this week
Catholic Charities Maine is heading up the resettlement of 67 to 100 Afghans who fled their homeland as the U.S. military withdrew from the 20-year war.
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PublishedSeptember 27, 2021
Senior housing proposal would add 44 apartments in South Portland
The South Portland Housing Authority wants to build Landry Woods as an expansion of Landry Village.
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PublishedSeptember 13, 2021
Affordable housing proposal in Cape Elizabeth evolves amid scrutiny
Meanwhile, opposition to Dunham Court has receded after critics accused leaders of a NIMBY response.
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PublishedSeptember 10, 2021
Portland Public Schools reports outbreak at Lyseth Elementary
The school will be closed Monday to allow testing of children connected to a neighborhood child care facility.
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PublishedSeptember 10, 2021
Remote learning extended one week at Arundel elementary school
Regional School Unit 21 officials are urging parents to take steps to prevent further community spread.
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PublishedSeptember 9, 2021
‘They didn’t know me or what I would do for this country’
Yasin Ahmady, who had come to the United States from Afghanistan 20 years before 9/11, is one of many Muslim Americans who suffered verbal and physical attacks in the wake of the 2001 terrorist attacks.
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PublishedSeptember 8, 2021
South Portland Land Trust starts business partner program
The new initiative aims to increase business support for land conservation, trail building and maintenance, and public engagement in climate change mitigation.
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PublishedSeptember 3, 2021
Many health care providers are exempt from Maine’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate
Not covered by the mandate are private physician practices, urgent care clinics and other health care providers not affiliated with a hospital or other facility specified in the emergency rule.
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PublishedAugust 30, 2021
Afghans, attorneys in Maine anxiously work to help families evacuate by deadline
With the evacuation deadline looming Tuesday, Afghan Americans in Maine and their lawyers struggle to bring loved ones to safety.
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