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 24, 2015
Salvation Army increases goal for Portland’s red kettle campaign
The Portland agency served more than 7,000 people in 2014, providing food, housing and other support to individuals, families, seniors, veterans and abuse victims.
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PublishedNovember 23, 2015
Gas supplier with plan for Rigby Yard emphasizes safety measures
NGL provides a peek at its practices in Portland and says its safety record shows fears of a propane depot in South Portland are unfounded.
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PublishedNovember 15, 2015
Landlord’s perspective: Raising prices is fair, but renters should get their money’s worth
Mike Drinan stands outside one of his South Portland apartment buildings. Drinan, who lives in Cape Elizabeth, owns several apartment buildings in Portland and South Portland, and his company manages house, condominium and apartment rentals for other property owners. “This business isn’t for the faint of heart,” he said. “You have to make sure everything […]
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PublishedNovember 15, 2015
Tenants’ perspective: Sudden ouster, desperate search, hope to avoid a repeat
Story by Kelley Bouchard/ Staff Writer Photos by Whitney Hayward/ Staff Photographer C hris and Jessie Kessler know just how precious apartments have become in the Mill Creek and Knightville neighborhoods, just across the Fore River from downtown Portland. After living in a Cottage Street rental for four years, the Kesslers received notice in July […]
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PublishedNovember 15, 2015
Developer’s perspective: Demand from Portland and elsewhere helped gamble on Biddeford mills pay off
Story by Kelley Bouchard/ Staff Writer Photos by Whitney Hayward/ Staff Photographer A t first they called him crazy. Now “lucky” is the adjective that Doug Sanford hears most often when people talk about his multimillion-dollar transformation of the former Biddeford and WestPoint Stevens textile mills. Sanford accepts the lucky label because his gamble on […]
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PublishedNovember 15, 2015
Desperate renters look outside Portland; nearby communities feel ripple effects
South Portland is a prime alternative, and Biddeford and Westbrook also draw interest, pushing up rents and filling new units as fast as they’re built.
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PublishedNovember 7, 2015
South Portland officials take another look at natural gas heat for new building
City staffers weigh wood-chip biomass against gas after Unitil shows interest in extending service to the planned municipal building on Highland Avenue.
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PublishedNovember 6, 2015
Portland library hosts book groups, develops guide to ‘Being Mortal’
The discussion guide aims to help seniors and their families use Atul Gawande’s book to prompt important conversations in a rapidly aging population.
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PublishedNovember 5, 2015
South Portland Conservation Commission wants city to move toward sustainable energy
This would include preparing a formal transition plan and adjusting ordinances to discourage expansion of fossil fuel infrastructure.
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PublishedNovember 5, 2015
Cape Elizabeth to continue maintaining mansion ruins at Fort Williams Park
The 1850s Goddard Mansion is a popular but lesser known feature of a park that’s visited by nearly 1 million people annually.
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