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 23, 2017
Fatal Aug. 4 turnpike crash remains under investigation
No charges have been filed against the driver whose tractor-trailer went off I-95, killing a Texas man.
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PublishedAugust 23, 2017
Cumberland fire chief suspended for paying extra, doctoring records for hard-to-fill shifts
Faced with a staffing shortage, Daniel Small admits he failed to get permission to hire paramedics at ‘double time,’ then falsified payroll forms.
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PublishedAugust 21, 2017
Mainers look skyward (with eye protection!) to see eclipse
Gatherings take place in multiple communities to share the rare solar event.
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PublishedAugust 9, 2017
Pipeline could bring 100,000 barrels of Canadian crude to South Portland daily, company tells court
The city’s attorneys challenge Portland Pipe Line Corp.’s testimony in a federal lawsuit, but Judge John Woodcock Jr. allows it.
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PublishedAugust 8, 2017
South Portland council backs ‘housing security’ plan to protect renters
In an initial vote, councilors favor an education program for tenants and landlords and a longer notification period before rent increases.
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PublishedAugust 8, 2017
South Portland gets grant to study major municipal pier expansion
City staff will work with the Gulf of Maine Research Institute to produce a needs assessment and economic analysis for what could be a multimillion-dollar project.
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PublishedAugust 7, 2017
Family of missing 80-year-old sailor from Massachusetts hoping for a ‘miracle’
A 33-foot sailboat piloted by Richard Pratt, an experienced seaman who built his own vessels, was found unmanned Thursday off the coast of Cape Elizabeth.
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PublishedAugust 4, 2017
Maine Turnpike crash in Saco snarls traffic for hours
The collision of an RV and a tractor-trailer, on one of the year’s busiest travel days, backs up the turnpike for as much as 11 miles and triggers traffic jams on local roads throughout the area.
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PublishedAugust 3, 2017
Scarborough council trims school budget, sets third referendum
The Town Council cut an additional $50,000 from the 2017-18 school spending plan Wednesday night, hoping to win voter support on Sept. 5.
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PublishedJuly 14, 2017
South Portland denies pipeline’s tax abatement request
City Assessor Jim Thomas says the Portland Pipe Line Corp. was ‘nonresponsive’ to his request for supporting data, though the company provided a computer flash drive with over 14,000 documents.
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