Kelley Bouchard writes about what’s going on in Maine, with a focus on current events in South Portland, Scarborough and Cape Elizabeth, and an understanding of what’s happening in the rest of the world. Her professional interests include, but are not limited to, politics, housing, immigration, socioeconomics, senior issues, education, health care, history, religion, energy and resource conservation, and the environment. Nothing beats an assignment on Casco Bay on a beautiful summer day, unless it’s covering a group of Mainers traveling to Philadelphia to see Pope Francis celebrate Mass with about a million people. That was pretty amazing. 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 working in her garden, cooking for family and friends, kayaking at camp, reading just about anything, listening to good music, spending a day at the Montsweag Flea Market, being swept away or turned around by great dramatic, documentary or investigative television, and photographing this most beautiful state.
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PublishedMay 2, 2022
Marshals arrest Maine man charged with sex crimes in South Carolina
The Osborn man was taken into custody while at work by the Maine Violent Offender Task Force.
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PublishedApril 4, 2022
The pay gap: Financial struggles of two Maine women show legacy of undervalued work
Women who fall behind in earnings and benefits often find themselves in dire straits when they’re older, with annual retirement incomes lagging $5,000 behind older men.
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PublishedMarch 6, 2022
The pandemic effect: Personal stories of change
So much has changed during the two years since the COVID-19 pandemic officially reached Maine on March 12, 2020. And many of those changes will last far after the pandemic ends. Some are permanent. More than 2,100 Maine families and communities have lost loved ones. Businesses have closed. Careers have ended. Some who survived the […]
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PublishedFebruary 24, 2022
Signs at Portland jetport upset some who depend on fishing for livelihoods
PETA has sponsored billboard-sized signs that urge people to stop eating fish, which some see as an affront to Maine’s fishing heritage and a renowned restaurant scene that continues to struggle through the pandemic.
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PublishedFebruary 21, 2022
Camp Sunshine plans for summer reopening after pandemic renovations
Shut down since March 2020, the 25-acre wooded campus on Sebago Lake is preparing to welcome back eager families and volunteers.
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PublishedFebruary 7, 2022
More pandemic funding targeted to address homeless, housing needs
Portland and Cumberland County are seeking public input on how to spend $3.6 million in ARPA funding to reduce homelessness and increase housing availability.
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PublishedFebruary 6, 2022
Maine’s housing crisis is building a growing bipartisan will to find solutions
The combination of the housing crisis and the availability of federal recovery money, some think, presents a rare opportunity for leaders to come together and fix problems.
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PublishedFebruary 4, 2022
Gov. Mills releases plan to combat elder abuse in Maine
The Maine Elder Justice Roadmap is the state’s first plan to focus on preventing and responding to abuse and neglect of older Mainers.
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PublishedJanuary 26, 2022
Gov. Mills launches $10 million loan program for affordable single-family home construction
The Affordable Homeownership Program is expected to support construction of at least 150 new, single-family, affordable homes across Maine.
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PublishedJanuary 21, 2022
School outbreaks and hospitalizations rise again as omicron keeps hold on Maine
The number of students and school staff infected by the virus has increased 75% in two weeks, according to state data.
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Central Maine Power workers rescue 2 people from burning Richmond house
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Police: Readfield man arrested after allegedly punching woman, breaking facial bones
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Car crashes into Circle K building in Augusta
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Union man, 18, who died in New Jersey beach sand collapse remembered as ‘tech nut’
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Maine DOE removes LGBT lesson plan at heart of anti-Mills TV ad