Kelley Bouchard

Staff Writer

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.

Latest

Published
September 15, 2011

Candidates announced in Freeport races

Town council, school board and other pols to face off in Nov. 8 elections.
Published
September 15, 2011

Cumberland hosts meeting on ‘quiet zones’

Three Cumberland railroad crossings will be upgraded next week to accommodate the faster Downeaster in 2012.
Published
September 15, 2011

Job skills analysis: Maine has gap to fill

To meet the need in certain fields and spur job growth, colleges plan to refocus their degree programs.
Published
September 12, 2011

Housing plans target Cumberland elders, families

A Portland developer is seeking town approval of two projects to be built on Drowne Road.
Published
September 10, 2011

Yarmouth must build walkway or lose funds

The town can’t persuade a state official to use the $400,000 for the Beth Condon pathway instead.
Published
September 9, 2011

Clergy: Preserve faith in humanity

Determined to provide congregants with ‘something to hold on to’ in the face of ‘profound evil,’
Published
September 9, 2011

Brennan wins informal poll in mayoral race

The poll gauged early rank-choice voting results among 109 people who attended a candidates’ forum Thursday.
Published
September 9, 2011

Design doubts endanger pathway funds

Money to finish the Beth Condon project could be pulled because Yarmouth is seeking to change it.
Published
September 9, 2011

Freeport High gets tough on cell talk, texts

A requirement that phones be off at all times during school is aimed at curbing distractions, and getting mixed reviews.
Published
September 7, 2011

Freeport retail is moving and shaking

Olympia Sports will relocate to a plaza that has been mostly vacant, and other openings are in the works.

Olympia’s move is expected to position the Maine-based retailer to attract more tourists and increase foot traffic north of L.L. Bean and Bow Street — a perceived boundary of Freeport Village that many shoppers don’t cross.

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