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 9, 2023
Westbrook couple sues over firings involving Frontier Airlines and a flight services company
Lexus Rodriguez and Jaylyn Romero say they were wrongfully fired, via the same text message, from their jobs at the Portland International Jetport in violation of Maine’s human rights and whistleblower protection laws.
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PublishedNovember 7, 2023
Fournier, Bullett and Sykes win Portland City Council races
Councilor April Fournier was reelected to an at-large seat, with Anna Bullett and Kate Sykes taking district seats.
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PublishedNovember 7, 2023
Scarborough voters reject $160 million K-3 unified school project
The project would have consolidated three primary schools and all third-graders into one new building, moved sixth-graders into Wentworth School and renovated Scarborough Middle School.
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PublishedNovember 6, 2023
Future of Maine’s power companies tops issues in Tuesday’s elections
Voters will be deciding eight state referendum questions and electing mayors in Portland, Biddeford, Lewiston and Auburn.
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PublishedNovember 4, 2023
Maine adds 8 species to state’s endangered and threatened list
Four species were added to the list because they are endangered or threatened by environmental impacts of climate change.
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PublishedNovember 1, 2023
Executive director resigns from Greater Portland Immigrant Welcome Center
Reza Jalali is credited with leading the center to financial and organizational stability and launching a host of programs to improve the lives of new Mainers.
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PublishedNovember 1, 2023
Tuberculosis case reported on UMaine Machias campus
Tuberculosis is a preventable and curable disease that usually infects the lungs but also can affect the kidneys, spine and brain, according to the Maine CDC.
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PublishedOctober 24, 2023
The Downs to break ground on new town center at former racetrack
The $130 million first phase will include businesses, boutiques, restaurants, housing, tree-lined sidewalks, walking trails and recreational greenspace.
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PublishedOctober 23, 2023
Maine is named a forest bioproducts tech hub, opening door to investment
The highly competitive designation comes with a $500,000 planning grant and the opportunity to receive an additional $50 million-$75 million in federal funding for wood fiber bioproducts innovation.
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PublishedOctober 20, 2023
UNH researchers study a prized buckwheat variety, and it’s growing in Maine
Crop scientists at the University of New Hampshire are studying tartary buckwheat, the highly nutritious and hardy variety grown in northern Maine that also is gluten-free.
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