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
May 31, 2011

Education commissioner to visit Portland schools

Stephen Bowen will visit Casco Bay High School, King Middle School and Reiche Community School.
Published
May 31, 2011

Yarmouth academy bidding farewell to a passionate leader

A building is named after Peter Mertz, who oversaw a growth period and built strong relationships.
Published
May 30, 2011

Returning to Sudan for reunion – and giving back

Aruna Kenyi hopes to set up a school lunch program when he visits his parents for the first time in 14 years.
Published
May 27, 2011

City remaking teacher staff at Riverton

Nine more have agreed to transfer as officials switch to a more aggressive plan for improving the school.
Published
May 27, 2011

Pure poetry

More than 50 Longfellow fifth-graders put their work on the line in the school’s annual slam
Published
May 25, 2011

Former Deering principal takes post in Italy

Ken Kunin and his wife, Beth Stickney, plan a two- to four-year stay in Rome.
Published
May 24, 2011

Deering High concert features student works

Deering and Portland high school students composed or arranged four works to be performed at 7 p.m. Wednesday.
Published
May 24, 2011

Former Deering High principal takes Rome post

Ken Kunin and his family are moving to Rome next month but plan to return to Portland.
Published
May 24, 2011

Freeport community center renovation starts today

A ground-breaking ceremony at the historic Mallett House at 57 Depot St. will be held at 4 p.m.
Published
May 24, 2011

A head start on college aspirations

Many students at Riverton Elementary School already have their sights set on college, thanks to an innovative scholarship program that aims to inspire early interest in higher education.

Fifteen of them received $100 scholarships during an awards ceremony on Monday afternoon, sponsored by cPort Credit Union and Maine College Circle, a Yarmouth nonprofit that promotes access to higher education.

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