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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PublishedJuly 23, 2022
Juvenile suspect charged with murder in death of Mount Vernon teen
A close-knit town is awash in grief, confusion and a newfound sense of danger after Brooke McLaughlin, 14, was found dead in her home Monday.
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PublishedJuly 10, 2022
New tax relief program for older Mainers surprises, concerns many
Pitched as a property tax stabilization program, it will allow some homeowners to freeze the amount of their annual tax bills.
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PublishedJune 29, 2022
South Portland hotels will continue housing homeless individuals
The hotels’ owner planned to stop the state-contracted service by the end of the month, but efforts to open an alternative emergency shelter have failed.
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PublishedJune 28, 2022
Gorham man pleads guilty to participating in Capitol riot
Nicholas P. Hendrix admitted to ‘willfully and knowingly’ entering the Capitol through the Rotunda door with a crowd of rioters on the afternoon of Jan. 6, 2021.
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PublishedJune 12, 2022
Blessing of the Fleet kicks off summer boating season
Portland’s Catholic parishes hope to make the gathering a yearly event, as it is in other maritime communities.
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PublishedJune 3, 2022
Cape Elizabeth, South Portland students walk out of class to protest gun violence
The protest march was organized by students and parents in the wake of last week’s school shooting in Texas.
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PublishedMay 27, 2022
Teen arrested at Falmouth High School after gun threat
Police have charged a 15-year-old boy with terrorizing after a threat was posted on social media.
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PublishedMay 27, 2022
Gray-New Gloucester school evacuated after bomb threat
Bomb-detecting dogs assisted in the search for explosive devices but none were found.
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PublishedMay 17, 2022
South Portland considers gender-neutral bans on nude swimming, public indecency
The City Council is poised to update ordinance language as part of a larger effort to promote equity and inclusion.
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PublishedMay 16, 2022
After 25 years, Abyssinian Meeting House restoration is sprinting toward completion
A recent $1.7 million federal budget allocation should make it possible to complete the decades-long project well before the building’s 200th anniversary.
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