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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PublishedJune 15, 2010
Portland’s new academic chief starts July 1
David Galin has been curriculum director of School Administrative Distrct 51 in Cumberland and North Yarmouth for six years.
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PublishedJune 14, 2010
Stephen Thurston: Child of adversity has goals in Army
SOUTH PORTLAND – Stephen Thurston has received two letters in his life that most children would rather not get. One was from his mother, who was a drug user and dealer, he said. She left the note in their Portland apartment before she fled the cops and the state when he was 8 years old. […]
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PublishedJune 14, 2010
Yuri Shepard-Kegl: ‘I was proud … to put my language out there.’
PORTLAND — It was an extraordinary moment in an already extraordinary life. Yuri Shepard-Kegl stood before the audience in Merrill Auditorium earlier this month and, with the rest of the graduates in Portland High School’s class of 2010, sang “The Star-Spangled Banner” in American Sign Language. “I was proud that I was able to put […]
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PublishedJune 14, 2010
Grads beat odds
WINDHAM – At age 13, Desirea Limanni experienced something that would overwhelm many adults. Her mother, Amy Limanni, died unexpectedly at their home in Westbrook, leaving Desirea and her three younger siblings in the care of their father, Scott Limanni. As the oldest child, Desirea felt that she had to hold it together for everyone […]
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PublishedJune 14, 2010
Elicia Fortier: First in family to go to college, aspires to be surgeon
PORTLAND — Elicia Fortier did more during her four years at Deering High School than many people accomplish in a lifetime. This fall, Fortier’s list of achievements will grow when she becomes the first person in her family to go to college. Propelled by her desire to be a doctor, Fortier took every science class […]
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PublishedJune 10, 2010
Strong opinions voiced about LePage’s surprise win
The GOP gubernatorial winner isn’t afraid to speak his mind, most say, but his blunt style could be a handicap, say critics.
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PublishedJune 9, 2010
Activist for gay rights wins vote in District 119
Jill Barkley made gay marriage a key issue against a Somali immigrant who favored traditional marriage.
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PublishedJune 8, 2010
Portland picks Rowe, LePage in primaries
Rowe received 47 percent of the vote among the city’s Democrats, and LePage received 30 percent of the vote among the city’s Republicans.
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PublishedJune 8, 2010
Lake Region SAT effort paying off
Still, school officials say, much needs improvement at the high school that was put on a list of Maine’s 10 persistently lowest-performing schools.
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PublishedJune 8, 2010
Deering teacher’s transfer inspires Facebook protest
Deering’s Lynn McGinty is among 52 Portland staff members facing transfers in the coming school year.
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