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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PublishedJanuary 31, 2018
Snowies and their admirers causing problems at Portland Jetport
Driven south by the changing climate and a population boom, the owls are drawing birders who sometimes park illegally to get a good look.
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PublishedJanuary 30, 2018
South Portland agency takes new tack to develop housing, retail at former church site
The housing authority says it’s working with Thornton Heights residents to develop the project, but a leader of neighborhood opposition says the project ‘is not going to fly.’
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PublishedJanuary 29, 2018
Jittery yet joyful, teen enters new stage in the life of a drag princess
Joey Harrigan, a senior at Portland High School, makes his professional debut as ‘Famine’ at a fundraiser to benefit programs to create safer schools for LGBT youths.
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PublishedJanuary 26, 2018
Cape Elizabeth homeowners file lawsuit claiming ownership of seaside ‘paper street’
The lawsuit comes one week before the town is set to hold community meetings to try to resolve a heated neighborhood dispute over public waterfront access on an undeveloped right of way.
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PublishedJanuary 25, 2018
South Portland councilors move to ban ‘unhosted’ short-term rentals
The City Council is poised to allow ‘hosted stays’ in residential zones, with significant restrictions.
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PublishedJanuary 24, 2018
South Portland councilors move to ban ‘unhosted’ short-term rentals
The City Council is poised to allow ‘hosted stays’ in residential zones, with significant restrictions.
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PublishedJanuary 23, 2018
English language learners, special education students increase in South Portland
But overall enrollment, free lunch eligibility and homelessness decline, superintendent says in State of the Schools presentation.
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PublishedJanuary 23, 2018
Battle over short-term rentals polarizes South Portland neighborhoods
While some opponents see many Airbnb-type rentals as illegal inns, the City Council is pursuing a new ordinance that would license and regulate ‘hosted stays’ and other short-term rentals.
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PublishedJanuary 19, 2018
Money Magazine says South Portland is the best place to live in Maine
The magazine credits the city’s coastal location, historical landmarks, low unemployment and projected job growth.
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PublishedJanuary 15, 2018
Hundreds at Portland’s Martin Luther King dinner renew call to achieve his vision
A King Middle School seventh-grader energizes the crowd with her poem, and nine religious leaders arrested for protesting at Sen. Susan Collins’ office also draw cheers from the audience.
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