Kelley Bouchard

Press Herald

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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Published
April 30, 2023

Towns challenge new Maine law meant to ease housing crisis

Legislation that promotes accessory dwelling units, or ADUs, statewide is set to take effect July 1. Municipalities say that’s not enough time to comply.
Published
April 26, 2023

Maine’s Sudanese community reacts to conflict, loss in their homeland

Roughly 2,000 Mainers have ties to Sudan where 2 top generals are embattled in a power struggle that has raised serious humanitarian concerns.
Published
April 18, 2023

Beloved South Portland police K9 member dies of cancer

Trigger’s handler, Lt. Kevin Theriault, was named the city’s 2016 Officer of the Year for their work together across Greater Portland.
Published
March 28, 2023

South Portland Council addresses concerns over possible ban on gas-powered lawn tools

Councilors discussed the gas equipment ban and pay-as-you-throw program as part of a progress report on the city’s climate action plan.
Published
March 19, 2023

Ukrainians find home in Auburn despite war’s uncertainty

Escaping the Russian invasion, nine families from Ukraine have settled in Auburn, creating a community in a city built by immigrants even as their own future in Maine remains an unknown.
Published
March 18, 2023

Berwick woman must pay $60,000 in Social Security fraud case

Andreanna Politano pleaded guilty to Social Security fraud and theft of public money in September, after concealing her husband’s income and presence in their home for more than a decade.
Published
March 14, 2023

Prospect of ban on gas-powered lawn equipment draws pushback in South Portland

While some residents and lawn care companies support the move to electric mowers and leaf blowers, others worry that it would hurt some businesses and lower-income homeowners.
Published
March 13, 2023

South Portland council to hear progress report on climate plan

Proposals up for consideration include a ban on gasoline-powered lawn equipment and a pay-as-you-throw trash collection program.
Published
February 23, 2023

Ukrainians in Maine worry about their homeland a year after Russian invasion

Nearly 100 Ukrainians have arrived in Maine over the last year, joining others who have been here for decades.
Published
February 19, 2023

Asylum seekers to move in to new South Portland apartments

Avesta Housing has received an occupancy permit for West End II and will begin moving asylum seekers in within a few weeks.

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