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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PublishedMarch 19, 2018
Seeing the signs: Renowned USM professor reflects on life-changing language discovery
Decades after documenting sign language created ‘out of nothing’ in Nicaragua, Judy Shepard-Kegl firmly believes she was right not to influence it.
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PublishedMarch 15, 2018
New short-term rental rules will be reconsidered in South Portland
The city clerk’s office says a resident has gathered enough signatures to force a possible referendum.
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PublishedMarch 13, 2018
South Portland’s $50 million school budget proposal would dip into surplus
Driven largely by an $823,000 loss in state aid, the amount to be raised in taxes for schools next year would increase $1.6 million, nearly 4%.
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PublishedMarch 12, 2018
South Portland resident turns in nearly 1,500 signatures aiming to overturn short-term rental rules
The city clerk has 20 days to certify at least 1,000 signatures, which would force the City Council to reconsider its Feb. 20 vote.
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PublishedMarch 12, 2018
Scarborough High School teachers cast no-confidence vote against superintendent
The 83-1 vote against Julie Kukenberger preceded a heated school board workshop where one member walked out after speakers questioned the handling of a principal’s recent resignation.
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PublishedMarch 11, 2018
South Portland residents clash over short-term rental petition
Police issue a cease harassment notice to one petition opponent after confrontations occur in front of Scratch Bakery, at the post office and during neighborhood canvassing.
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PublishedMarch 8, 2018
South Portland seeks pier expansion ideas from fishermen, aquaculture operators
City officials looking to invest in the Portland Street Pier hope to tap growth in shellfish farming in Casco Bay.
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PublishedMarch 8, 2018
Scarborough school board chair says public doesn’t know whole story of principal’s resignation
Facing a recall threat from a group that wants David Creech to keep his job, Donna Beeley says confidentiality is keeping the other side of the departure story from being told.
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PublishedMarch 6, 2018
Scarborough group starts petitions to remove school board members
The ‘Road to Renewal’ Facebook group says its main objective is to force the resignation of the superintendent and the reinstatement of the high school principal.
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PublishedMarch 5, 2018
Storm-battered coastal towns assess damage to homes, businesses, roads
So far, one house has been condemned in Wells, but authorities in York County are just beginning to calculate the scope of the damage left behind by surging high tides.
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