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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PublishedDecember 28, 2011
Plans for Downeaster Brunswick facility move ahead
The Northern New England Passenger Rail Authority is moving ahead with plans to build a layover and maintenance facility for the Amtrak Downeaster at a controversial site in Brunswick, despite the recent loss of a federal grant that would have paid for the project.
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PublishedDecember 28, 2011
Grant for Brunswick facility is rejected
The Northern New England Passenger Rail Authority is moving ahead with plans to build a layover and maintenance facility for the Amtrak Downeaster at a controversial site in Brunswick, despite the recent loss of a federal grant that would have paid for the project.
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PublishedDecember 16, 2011
Portland gives protesters Monday deadline
PORTLAND — City officials notified Occupy Maine on Thursday that its encampment in Lincoln Park must be removed by noon on Monday unless the protest group, as it has promised, files a federal lawsuit against the city before then.
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PublishedDecember 15, 2011
Bird enthusiasts begim annual Audobon Christmas bird count
Today through Jan. 5, bird enthusiasts across North America and beyond will participate in the National Audubon Society’s 112th annual Christmas bird count.
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PublishedDecember 2, 2011
Ground broken for South Berwick Roman Catholic Church
SOUTH BERWICK — Shiny shovels tore into damp gravel Wednesday afternoon, breaking ground for a new Roman Catholic church and raising hope for the vitality of the faith in Maine.
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PublishedOctober 31, 2011
Group bringing back historical property’s lost privy
FREEPORT — There was a time when every backyard in Maine had a privy.
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PublishedOctober 27, 2011
Sex parties cause banquet hall patrons to flee
Organizers of a Nov. 5 benefit dance in Sanford fear that the hall’s operators may lose their liquor and business licenses when the Town Council reviews them on Tuesday.
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PublishedOctober 27, 2011
Sanford caterer to stop hosting sex parties
SANFORD — A caterer at a local banquet hall has promised to stop hosting monthly sex parties that have shocked townspeople and jeopardized the company’s operating licenses.
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PublishedOctober 25, 2011
Sanford orders caterer to stopsex parties at banquet hall
Undercover police witnessed about 40 people openly engaged in various sexual acts at Mousam View Place on Oct. 15. The monthly parties started a few months ago and were scheduled to run through December.
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PublishedOctober 24, 2011
Yarmouth teacher wins$25,000 Milken award
Morgan Cuthbert grew up in Brunswick and lives in Freeport.
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