SOUTH PORTLAND – All through her life, Jean Stevens O’Neill battled the effects of polio, a crippling disease contracted when she was 12 years old. It made her tough and compassionate — a powerful combination that proved to be an excellent example for her two children and three grandchildren. “All of the qualities you want your […]
Kelley Bouchard
Staff Writer
Kelley writes about some of the most critical aspects of Maine’s economy and future growth, including transportation, immigration, retail and small business, commercial development and tourism, with emphasis on consumer issues, sustainability and minority ownership. Her wider experience includes municipal and state government, education, history, human rights, health and elder care, the environment and the housing crisis. A Maine native and University of Maine graduate, she was a college intern for two summers at the former Lewiston Evening Journal. She previously worked at 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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Armed robber strikes Forest Avenue car wash
A white male carrying a knife demanded cash from the register.
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Former Saco school bus driver pleads guilty to OUI
Jan Mooney, 55, of Saco, was accused of driving while intoxicated twice in one day last December.
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Biddeford woman charged with OUI at 7-Eleven
She allegedly backed into an Arundel man while he was gassing up at the convenience story on Alfred Street.
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Methadone clinic operator faces drug charge
Angel Fuller-McMahan, who was freed on bail, is the licensed operator of the Turning Tide Methadone Clinic in Rockland.
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Saco man cleared of abduction try
Police consider charging the parents of a 3-year-old boy with filing a false report.
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Child abduction charge dropped against Saco man
Investigators may charge parents with filing a false report, police say.
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Feature Obituary: Rita Ward, worked hard, sacrificed to please family she adored
PORTLAND – Rita Ward made her family promise never to reveal her age. Though she was a modest woman who catered to her family’s every need and often persevered with limited resources, she was proud of her youthful appearance. “She always looked a lot younger than she was,” said Nancy Castonia, her eldest daughter. “She’d […]
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West End police centergets a new face, space
The neighborhood association lobbied for the Reiche School location.