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 6, 2013
Protesters leave Congress Square Plaza under police orders
About a dozen people who oppose the sale of the public space vacate the park after it closed for the night.
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PublishedSeptember 1, 2013
MaineCare underfunding hurts long-term care
The crisis at nursing homes and assisted-living centers is getting some lawmakers’ attention.
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PublishedAugust 30, 2013
St. Joseph’s renovating to get fewer MaineCare users
The Portland diocese says the care facility it sponsors needs more private payers to stay financially healthy – bad news for some facing discharge.
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PublishedAugust 29, 2013
Handling of St. Joseph’s discharges criticized
The Portland assisted-living facility has shown disrespect and hasn’t provided clear details about the future, families say.
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PublishedAugust 28, 2013
Maine to help find beds for 34 discharged from care unit
Slots for MaineCare recipients will be hard to find as St. Joseph’s closes its assisted-living space to make upgrades.
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PublishedAugust 27, 2013
Portland project’s parking plans still worrying neighbors
A ‘last roundup’ of concerns over housing proposed for Cumberland Avenue is on tap Tuesday.
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PublishedAugust 26, 2013
Maine civil rights figure recalls prom protest
In 1971, Una Richardson appealed to her classmates – unsuccessfully – that the Deering High School class of 1971 should not hold their prom at the whites-only Elks club.
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PublishedAugust 23, 2013
State backs Scarborough waterfront tax assessment hike
The town’s 2012 assessments ’employ sound and acceptable mass appraisal techniques,’ a state officials concludes.
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PublishedAugust 23, 2013
Portland educator named teacher-of-year finalist
Karen MacDonald ‘does whatever it takes to help kids learn,’ her principal at King Middle School says.
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PublishedAugust 23, 2013
Obama’s college-aid plan plays well in Maine
The president proposes grading schools on affordability, and tying federal financial aid to the results.
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