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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PublishedOctober 23, 2017
Pipeline lawsuit divides candidates for District 2 council seat in South Portland
Christopher Breen and Kate Lewis are competing for a seat that’s being vacated by Councilor Patti Smith, who has served as mayor this year and will be termed out of office.
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PublishedOctober 23, 2017
Aging middle schools top issue for South Portland school board candidates
Incumbent Mary House faces political newcomers Stanley Beretsky and Heather Johnson in the race for two at-large seats.
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PublishedOctober 23, 2017
Four candidates vie for 2 council seats in Cape Elizabeth
Town government newcomers Peter McCarthy and Valerie Randall are competing against Christopher Straw, a former Board of Zoning Appeals member, and James Tasse, Conservation Committee chairman.
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PublishedOctober 22, 2017
Months of little rain put Maine woods at high risk for wildfires
The Maine Forest Service says more than half the state is under threat of wildfires.
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PublishedOctober 22, 2017
Gov. LePage unexpectedly withdraws renominations of 5 Maine judges
He provides no explanation for why five reappointments that legislators were set to confirm Monday, three for Superior Court and two for District Court, have been withdrawn.
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PublishedOctober 22, 2017
Standish barn destroyed, home badly damaged in blaze
The fire at 859 Chadbourne Road displaced a family and killed two pets, an official says.
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PublishedOctober 13, 2017
South Portland set to flip the switch on Maine’s largest municipal solar array
Members of the public will be invited Tuesday to walk through the 2,944-panel facility and learn how it works.
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PublishedOctober 12, 2017
Scarborough voters to consider borrowing $19.5 million for new public safety building
Police Chief Robbie Moulton and Fire Chief Mike Thurlow will host an open house Saturday so residents can see all that’s wrong with the existing building.
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PublishedOctober 10, 2017
South Portland again seeks write-in candidate for school board
School board Chairman Richard Matthews is frustrated by the lack of interest in a district seat that represents ‘tons of families.’
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PublishedOctober 10, 2017
Scarborough group challenges $463,477 in tax abatements paid by town
Its lawsuit claims an assessment board’s approval of the payments, which followed a ruling by Maine’s highest court, was discriminatory.
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