Kelley Bouchard

Portland 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
February 21, 2019

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.
Published
February 19, 2019

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.
Published
February 14, 2019

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.
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February 10, 2019

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.
Published
January 21, 2019

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.’
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January 14, 2019

Registration is slow under South Portland’s new short-term rental rules

Only one property was registered, inspected and licensed in the first two weeks – a single-family waterfront home near Willard Beach offering hosted stays overlooking Casco Bay.
Published
January 11, 2019

Maine’s youngest immigrants follow parents to citizenship

The 29 children, ages 1 to 17, came from all over the world and now live throughout southern Maine.
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January 10, 2019

South Portland’s approval of 1st marijuana store uncovers lost history

The SeaWeed Co. will build a recreational-use marijuana store near the Maine Mall on a site that could be the resting place of Revolutionary War soldiers.
Published
January 9, 2019

South Portland to change controversial proficiency-based grading at high school

The change will take effect in the 2019-2020 school year, a decision that followed increasing complaints about the accuracy, fairness and complexity of the system adopted four years ago.
Published
January 7, 2019

South Portland forming municipal coalition to back pro-solar legislation, energy-saving construction

The coalition would push for an overhaul of ‘outdated energy policies at the state level that have not kept pace with progress’ when it comes to practices that reduce energy costs and carbon emissions.