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 9, 2021
‘They didn’t know me or what I would do for this country’
Yasin Ahmady, who had come to the United States from Afghanistan 20 years before 9/11, is one of many Muslim Americans who suffered verbal and physical attacks in the wake of the 2001 terrorist attacks.
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PublishedSeptember 8, 2021
South Portland Land Trust starts business partner program
The new initiative aims to increase business support for land conservation, trail building and maintenance, and public engagement in climate change mitigation.
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PublishedSeptember 3, 2021
Many health care providers are exempt from Maine’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate
Not covered by the mandate are private physician practices, urgent care clinics and other health care providers not affiliated with a hospital or other facility specified in the emergency rule.
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PublishedAugust 30, 2021
Afghans, attorneys in Maine anxiously work to help families evacuate by deadline
With the evacuation deadline looming Tuesday, Afghan Americans in Maine and their lawyers struggle to bring loved ones to safety.
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PublishedAugust 25, 2021
Willard Beach in South Portland could be closed for days because of oil spill
Cleanup crews are removing used motor oil that likely originated from a Cottage Road service station and was discharged from a storm drain pipe.
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PublishedAugust 24, 2021
Willard Beach temporarily closed to investigate possible fuel discharge
Local, state and federal agencies responded Tuesday evening to a report of a sheen on the water at the South Portland beach.
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PublishedAugust 24, 2021
Body of missing Westbrook woman is found
Sylvie Markiewicz was last seen Monday and her death isn’t considered suspicious, police say.
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PublishedAugust 24, 2021
Gov. Mills says Maine is prepared to take in Afghans fleeing Taliban
It’s a welcome gesture for Mainers who are struggling to help family members escape Afghanistan by the end of August.
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PublishedAugust 23, 2021
Maine EMS board seeks to ease vaccine mandate, fearing needed workers will ‘walk away’
Dozens spoke Monday during an online meeting of the Maine Board of Emergency Medical Services, most opposing the requirement set this month by Gov. Janet Mills.
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PublishedAugust 23, 2021
Longtime housing advocate named to new post advising Mills administration
Greg Payne will lead housing policy initiatives as Maine addresses a need for 20,000 affordable housing units amid rising rents and real estate prices.
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