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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PublishedNovember 18, 2020
Mainers fear for loved ones in embattled Tigray region of Ethiopia
Ethiopian immigrants and their families are calling on U.S. officials here and abroad to intervene.
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PublishedNovember 12, 2020
United Airlines informs passengers about COVID-19 testing at Portland jetport
It’s a helpful step that other airlines are expected to follow, airport officials say.
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PublishedNovember 9, 2020
A plan to transform the Maine Mall just won an award, but can it be done?
The 90-acre, mostly paved shopping mecca in South Portland would be infused with homes and parks for a more balanced live-work-play environment.
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PublishedNovember 8, 2020
After one of Maine’s deadliest outbreaks, Maine Veterans Home determined to recover
Ron Menard, a regular volunteer, was the first rehab patient admitted to the long-term care facility after the coronavirus outbreak in March led to a shutdown and killed 14 residents.
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PublishedOctober 29, 2020
Virus outbreak prompts Pat’s Pizza in Portland to curtail service
The Old Port eatery announced it will stop dine-in service through Nov. 5, but some patrons say that’s not enough.
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PublishedOctober 29, 2020
Federal court upholds Maine law barring public funding for religious high schools
The plaintiffs charge that Maine’s tuition statute is unfair to students who attend such schools, and plan to appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court.
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PublishedOctober 29, 2020
Woman sentenced to 30 months for mailing anthrax threat to Sen. Collins
A federal jury found Suzanne Muscara of Burlington guilty last year of sending white powder in a threatening communication to the senator’s Bangor address in 2018.
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PublishedOctober 28, 2020
Fire damages Fireside Inn & Suites in Portland
One guest was treated for smoke inhalation at the motel on Riverside Street, off outer Brighton Avenue.
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PublishedOctober 28, 2020
Cumberland County Jail gets $900,000 federal grant for drug treatment
The jail has partnered with community agencies to improve substance use disorder treatments for inmates while they’re incarcerated and afterward.
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PublishedOctober 7, 2020
Sound guy from South Portland is mixing presidential debates
Lance Vardis, an audio engineer who has mixed World Wrestling Entertainment events for a decade, was at the soundboard for the raucous first debate.
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