An 11-year-old boy is charged with shooting James and Lizette Eckert inside a home in Alton, New Hampshire.
Kelley Bouchard
Staff Writer
Kelley writes about some of the most critical aspects of Maine’s economy and future growth, including transportation, immigration, retail and small business, commercial development and tourism, with emphasis on consumer issues, sustainability and minority ownership. Her wider experience includes municipal and state government, education, history, human rights, health and elder care, the environment and the housing crisis. A Maine native and University of Maine graduate, she was a college intern for two summers at the former Lewiston Evening Journal. She previously worked at 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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Portland diocese celebrates cathedral’s 150th year
The soaring Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception on Cumberland Avenue is the spiritual home for about 220,000 Roman Catholics in Maine.
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South Portland middle school student who made threats will return to classes
The 14-year-old boy, who was charged with misdemeanor terrorizing last week, ‘is not a threat’ to the school community in South Portland.
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Scarborough launches search for new high school principal
Leaders of the search committee ‘have great confidence’ they will find a permanent replacement for David Creech, who resigned last year amid controversy.
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Sable Oaks will be site of 120-unit senior living community in South Portland
The $40 million project on Running Hill Road will include 80 assisted-living apartments and 40 memory-care apartments.
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Old Scarborough schoolhouse targeted for restoration, renewed community importance
Built before 1854, the Beech Ridge School once was a neighborhood center for families who lived in the more rural, western section of Scarborough.
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South Portland council considers first flavored tobacco ban in Maine
A proposed ban on candy-flavored tobacco liquids used in e-cigarettes comes after a vape shop opened last fall across from Mahoney Middle School.
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South Portland to show latest housing plan for former public works site
City officials and the developers of the 6-acre property on O’Neil Street will host a community forum Monday night at City Hall.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime
South Portland man charged in connection with suspected overdose death
Stephen Lynch was arrested after a 28-year-old man was found dead by family members.
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South Portland 8th-grader charged with threatening school and students
While there is no indication that Mahoney Middle School or its students were ever in imminent danger, the threats prompted a few students to stay home from school, police said.