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 10, 2019
USM creates fellowship honoring Gerald Talbot, state’s first African-American lawmaker
The Talbot Fellow recognizes the life’s work of the longtime civic rights leader, who gathered an important black history collection that he gifted to the university.
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PublishedSeptember 6, 2019
Gates upset fans of scenic Prouts Neck Cliff Walk, raise issue of access to waterfront
The Prouts Neck Association installs lockable gates on the renowned shoreline path, upsetting people who have long enjoyed free access and creating ‘potentially a very murky legal matter.’
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PublishedSeptember 5, 2019
Mainers with ties to Bahamas worry about islanders as Dorian’s destruction is revealed
Several families from Maine and New Hampshire who spend the holidays together in the Abaco Islands say they want to help the recovery from Hurricane Dorian.
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PublishedSeptember 3, 2019
Scarborough lowers disputed assessments in recent revaluation, sets tax rate
The town’s total valuation increased by about $700 million, or 17 percent, from $4.1 billion to $4.8 billion in a hot real estate market.
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PublishedSeptember 2, 2019
Short-term rental operators in South Portland respond to threat of legal action
The city is among many communities worldwide, including Portland and Cape Elizabeth, wrestling with rentals listed on websites such as Airbnb and HomeAway.
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PublishedAugust 28, 2019
Microchip returns ailing cat to its grateful family after a 10-year absence
Miss Kitty was reunited with her family in Topsham after a mysterious adventure, but efforts to save the beloved calico ultimately failed, leaving them grieving.
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PublishedAugust 26, 2019
Scarborough homeowners are shocked by the 1st townwide revaluation in 14 years
However, some new property values in the Hillcrest Retirement Community and the Higgins Beach area appear to be flawed and will be adjusted.
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PublishedAugust 24, 2019
Company called to clean up fueling mishap at South Portland marina
A boater poured 100 gallons of fuel into the bilge instead of the gas tank at Sunset Marina, the Coast Guard says.
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PublishedAugust 24, 2019
SMCC marine studies program to benefit from $20 million federal grant
Students at Southern Maine Community College will use environmental DNA to monitor aquatic life in Casco Bay in a revolutionary new way.
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PublishedAugust 24, 2019
MDI man who went missing Saturday morning is located in Presque Isle
Thornton Jenkins, 86, headed out to run some errands in his 2003 gray Ford Explorer and was due home at noon.
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