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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PublishedApril 2, 2018
Judge lifts harassment order issued during South Portland petition drive
Judge Geoffrey Rushlau decided Michael Frabotta failed to prove that Daniel Romano harassed him over the short-term rental issue that’s back before the City Council on Tuesday.
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PublishedMarch 30, 2018
Teachers’ union votes ‘no confidence’ in Scarborough school board, superintendent
The vote Wednesday came amid an effort to recall 3 board members and vocal support for high school Principal David Creech, who has resigned.
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PublishedMarch 27, 2018
Scarborough board, faced with opposition, approves revised school start times
The board responded to mounting objections to a pending plan that would have allowed high school students to start later but required younger students to start earlier.
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PublishedMarch 26, 2018
Scarborough group submits petitions seeking removal of 3 school board members
Besides the recall effort, the group hopes to pressure the superintendent to step down over her role in the resignation of high school Principal David Creech.
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PublishedMarch 25, 2018
Maine Maple Sunday celebrates hard work, sweet treats
Nearly 100 maple producers across Maine open their sugarhouses to the public to promote the official sweetener with a statewide economic impact of $48.7 million annually.
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PublishedMarch 24, 2018
Heavy recruiting shows Toys R Us workers won’t wait for new jobs
The South Portland store will likely stay open three more months, but Maine’s labor market is so tight that other retailers are already poaching its employees.
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PublishedMarch 23, 2018
Scarborough superintendent says she didn’t intend to infringe on students’ rights
Julie Kukenberger defends halting a student voter registration drive by saying she wanted to protect students who were feeling pressured to join an effort to unseat school board members.
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PublishedMarch 23, 2018
Scarborough superintendent tries to halt student voter registration drive
Senior class officers complete their effort to register 18-year-old students and sign petitions to recall 3 school board members.
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PublishedMarch 20, 2018
South Portland sets date to reconsider short-term rental rules
Residents continue the argument over Airbnb-style home rentals as the City Council takes action on a successful referendum petition.
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PublishedMarch 19, 2018
Budgets plowed under as municipalities deal with season heavy on the ice and snow
Whether paying for wages, sand or salt, costs exceed spending expectations as the wicked winter fades – and a new storm looms.
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