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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PublishedAugust 10, 2018
South Portland’s long fight over short-term rentals goes on as petition puts new rules on hold
The referendum petition resurrects a community dispute over regulations for popular room and home rentals advertised on websites such as Airbnb and HomeAway.
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PublishedAugust 10, 2018
Cape Elizabeth seaside residents agree to pay $500,000 to block public shore path
Under a settlement proposal, the waterfront residents would drop their lawsuit and the town would vacate its claim to an undeveloped street in the Shore Acres subdivision.
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PublishedAugust 7, 2018
National summit on aging targets Maine, home to nation’s oldest, most rural population
Eradicating isolation on the outskirts of America is the focus of a national gathering of elder advocates and other experts in Portland this week.
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PublishedAugust 6, 2018
South Portland firefighter killed in crash in Hollis fell asleep at wheel, state police conclude
Lt. Harry Weymouth had completed a 24-hour shift the day before the head-on collision and had worked a ‘mini-shift’ at a Sanford hospital not long before it.
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PublishedAugust 6, 2018
Scarborough, Portland open cooling centers to help cope with dangerous temps and humidity Tuesday
Communities including Portland and Scarborough open cooling centers as surging ground-level ozone pollution is made worse by smoke from 100 wildfires raging across the western United States.
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PublishedAugust 6, 2018
South Portland bucks trend on medical marijuana growers, retail shops
While other Maine municipalities delay decisions on allowing more businesses, the city is set to vote on welcoming them, with restrictions.
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PublishedAugust 2, 2018
Firefighters in southern Maine mourn the death of a respected colleague in predawn crash
Lt. Harry Weymouth, 46, who police say may have fallen asleep while driving, is remembered as a versatile and unassuming mentor who led by example.
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PublishedJuly 30, 2018
Closing time comes for Three Dollar Deweys, a pioneer in Maine’s craft beer scene
The owners suddenly shut down the ale house that had an unprecedented number of craft beers on tap when it opened in Portland.
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PublishedJuly 30, 2018
Woman dies in head-on crash on Cape Road in Raymond
Dioni Javiera Araya Arriagada, 30, veered into oncoming traffic and drove into a large pickup truck, sheriff’s initial investigation shows.
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PublishedJuly 30, 2018
On Broadway, traffic frustrates as South Portland pursues solutions
A planned new middle school off the major artery calls attention to longstanding congestion, but what if more students walked or rode the bus?
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