The largely federally funded program provides healthy food and human connections that help prevent more costly hospital and nursing home stays.
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.
Posted inLocal & State, Schools and Education
Mahoney Middle School student investigated over alleged threats
The South Portland superintendent assures parents and teachers that ‘any students who are possibly involved’ won’t return to school until it’s deemed safe.
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Posted inLocal & State
South Portland suspends worker for salting his driveway in Scarborough with city truck
Ronald Doucette, a longtime Fire Department employee, was caught on video applying salt to the driveway at the home he shares with his wife, the city’s former code enforcement officer.
Posted inLocal & State, News
Customer crashes SUV into Amato’s in South Portland
The pizza-and-sandwich shop was closed Saturday after a woman accidentally drove into the glass entryway.
Posted inNation & World, Politics
Critics in Maine say they’ll fight Trump plan to bar abortion referrals by federally funded clinics
Maine’s governor, congressional delegation and reproductive-health providers blast the new federal rule as harmful to women and families.
Posted inLocal & State, News
Armed with smartphones, volunteers track Casco Bay king tides as harbingers of sea-level rise
Friends of Casco Bay has more than 80 ‘water reporters’ uploading photos and observations of pollution, acidification and other problems.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, News
Scarborough Downs developers report brisk single-family home sales
Early signs of success for the $621 million mixed-use project come after the developers faced fierce scrutiny from some Scarborough residents.
Posted inLocal & State, News, Schools and Education
Students show their mettle in precision-machining competition
Technical high school students from across Maine test their ability to fabricate metal parts – and hone their skills for well-paid jobs.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime, News
20 years later: A Saco teenager’s murder remains unsolved
Ashley Ouellette was just 15 when her body was discovered on a road in Scarborough early on February 10, 1999. Every parent’s nightmare, the homicide case hasn’t been closed, but authorities insist it’s far from cold.
Posted inLocal & State, News
Mills urges nearly 700 at Portland’s Martin Luther King celebration to fight fear and hate
Newly elected Gov. Janet Mills, ending an 8-year absence from the event by Maine’s chief executive, calls for all to ‘see the radiant stars of love.’