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 7, 2016
South Portland passes pesticide ban that puts education over enforcement
Fines could be added in the future for the prohibition against certain lawn-and-garden pesticides, which takes effect in 2018 for private property owners.
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PublishedSeptember 5, 2016
South Portland armory transformation promises coffee, convenience, karate
The $3.3 million project by Priority Real Estate Group of Topsham is on track to be completed by Thanksgiving and open in December.
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PublishedSeptember 2, 2016
Summer months end as warmest on record in Portland
The average temperature of 68.9 degrees was 2 degrees above normal and 0.2 degrees above the previous record, set in 2010 and 1988.
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PublishedSeptember 1, 2016
Portland police issue warning to lone remaining homeless camper
The former ‘Tent City’ encampment is abandoned in response to a police advisory, but debris is strewn across the private property behind Pine Tree Shopping Center.
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PublishedSeptember 1, 2016
Hinck, Suslovic face challengers in Portland council races
Pious Ali, the first African-born Muslim to serve on the Portland school board, is one of two candidates aiming to unseat at-large Councilor Jon Hinck.
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PublishedAugust 31, 2016
South Portland council plans closed-door talk about discrimination complaint
Deqa Dhalac, a Somali immigrant and social worker, said she filed the complaint because the council rejected her nomination to the city’s Civil Service Commission.
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PublishedAugust 30, 2016
Jay man sentenced to prison for defrauding federal housing programs
Timothy P. Gallagher set up a competing construction company and paid himself to hire subcontractors to work on federally subsidized properties.
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PublishedAugust 29, 2016
Oil spill response ship pulled from service as Portland pipeline deliveries slow
Fewer tanker visits have cut the need for the pollution cleanup vessel after 21 years, but some call it a big loss for New England coastal states.
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PublishedAugust 25, 2016
Scarborough lowers tax rate slightly following court decision
The reassessment of parcels that were previously undervalued trims 5 cents from the property tax rate for the current fiscal year.
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PublishedAugust 24, 2016
South Portland’s defense fees in pipeline lawsuit top $500,000
Mayor Tom Blake says, ‘The longer it takes, the more it’s going to cost. The price to ensure the health of the community, it’s not cheap.’
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