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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PublishedMay 5, 2023
Maine native part of team that found planet engulfed by its star
Morgan MacLeod designed the computer model that helped astronomers study the recent discovery, and what they believe might happen to Earth in about 5 billion years.
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PublishedApril 30, 2023
Towns challenge new Maine law meant to ease housing crisis
Legislation that promotes accessory dwelling units, or ADUs, statewide is set to take effect July 1. Municipalities say that’s not enough time to comply.
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PublishedApril 26, 2023
Maine’s Sudanese community reacts to conflict, loss in their homeland
Roughly 2,000 Mainers have ties to Sudan where 2 top generals are embattled in a power struggle that has raised serious humanitarian concerns.
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PublishedApril 23, 2023
Waitlists grow as developers plan, build and fill affordable housing
Projects across the southern Maine landscape aim to keep up with explosive demand, but advocates say ‘we are not creating new affordable homes fast enough.’
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PublishedMarch 19, 2023
Ukrainians find home in Maine despite war’s uncertainty
Escaping the Russian invasion, nine families from Ukraine have settled in Auburn, creating a community in a city built by immigrants even as their own future in Maine remains an unknown.
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PublishedMarch 16, 2023
Seals that wandered into Cape Elizabeth are returned to ocean
Dexxy, found wandering town streets in January, and another seal were released at a beach in Phippsburg after weeks of rehabilitation.
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PublishedFebruary 23, 2023
Ukrainians in Maine worry about their homeland a year after Russian invasion
Nearly 100 Ukrainians have arrived in Maine over the last year, joining others who have been here for decades.
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PublishedFebruary 13, 2023
Maine to receive $19 million in EPA grants to address PFAS, other water contaminants
The funding will enable communities to improve local water infrastructure and reduce emerging contaminants in drinking water.
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PublishedFebruary 13, 2023
Two men rescued after vehicle breaks through ice in Searsmont
They had snowmobiled on the same stretch of Bartlett Stream just a few days before.
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PublishedFebruary 12, 2023
Bill aims to further protect tenants from landlord retaliation
The legislation would protect tenants who contest rent increases because of unsafe or unhealthy living conditions, proponents say.
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