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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PublishedFebruary 10, 2017
Rent control, marijuana business rules on South Portland council agenda
The City Council is considering various issues related to the lack of affordable rental housing in the city.
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PublishedFebruary 8, 2017
South Portland’s pipeline lawsuit costs top $1 million
The City Council appropriates an additional $600,058 to the Clear Skies Ordinance Legal Defense Fund.
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PublishedFebruary 7, 2017
South Portland passes resolution supporting Muslims, immigrants
The City Council unanimously condemned hateful rhetoric against Muslims and immigrants, especially by elected leaders.
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PublishedFebruary 5, 2017
Not long ago, the KKK was a driving force in Maine culture and politics
By 1924, the Klan had as many as 40,000 members and helped elect Gov. Ralph Brewster.
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PublishedFebruary 1, 2017
South Portland selects Gardiner manager to run city
The City Council has chosen Scott Morelli of New Gloucester after a ‘very competitive’ second effort to fill the post.
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PublishedJanuary 30, 2017
Ku Klux Klan fliers shock residents of Freeport, Augusta neighborhoods
Residents notify police after finding the messages in their yards, but the distribution is not considered a hate crime because it doesn’t include threats.
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PublishedJanuary 30, 2017
South Portland considers pier upgrades in hopes of aquaculture boom
The long-neglected Portland Street Pier is due for major improvements that could make it a home base for burgeoning mussel- and oyster-farming operations.
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PublishedJanuary 25, 2017
Autopsies conducted on Standish couple
Donald and Sandra Lee Cragin were found dead in their home Tuesday.
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PublishedJanuary 25, 2017
‘We are in shock!’ Friends, family mourn former Old Orchard Beach town councilor
Police have not said what caused the deaths of Dana Furtado and Amber Morrow of Saco, whose bodies were found at his home Monday.
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PublishedJanuary 23, 2017
Surge in new Scarborough apartments both welcomed and questioned
The town can absorb up to 865 housing units now in the works, officials say, but some residents are concerned about the impact.
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