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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PublishedMarch 13, 2024
Saco roofing contractor cited for safety violations is accused of failing to provide workers’ comp
Found not guilty of workplace manslaughter after a roofer fell to his death in 2018, Shawn Purvis was back before a judge Wednesday, this time facing charges from the Maine Workers’ Compensation Board.
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PublishedMarch 12, 2024
Libbytown roundabout project wins $22.4 million federal transportation grant
The road project will add a roundabout on outer Congress Street, near Exit 5 of Interstate 295, to help reconnect a Portland neighborhood that was divided when the highway was built in the 1960s.
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PublishedMarch 10, 2024
Hannaford, Market Basket, Shaw’s, Walmart: Check out the Press Herald’s comparison shopping
The cost of groceries has skyrocketed in recent years, but the price of food is only one factor attracting patrons to the big players in Maine’s shifting supermarket landscape.
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PublishedMarch 7, 2024
Founder of Madison wood fiber insulation company to be Golden’s guest at State of the Union Address
Congressman Jared Golden invited the president of TimberHP, Josh Henry, to join him at the U.S. Capitol Thursday night, saying he helped ensure one of Maine’s heritage industries will have a future.
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PublishedFebruary 29, 2024
Judge halts enforcement of new law banning foreign spending on elections
U.S. District Judge Nancy Torresen blocked the state from implementing the law passed by voters in November until she rules on several lawsuits challenging its constitutionality.
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PublishedFebruary 28, 2024
Father alleges former Maine DHHS caseworker sexually assaulted him
The federal lawsuit names Morgan Polky, who admitted to sexual misconduct with the father when the state revoked her social worker license in 2018.
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PublishedFebruary 27, 2024
MaineCare continues to deal with a cybersecurity breach that is disrupting prescriptions
Pharmacies have been authorized to fill covered prescriptions for up to 30 days until the state’s Medicaid pharmacy claims system is restored.
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PublishedFebruary 26, 2024
Portland police investigate shots fired near Woodfords Corner
Investigators responded Monday afternoon to a report of multiple shots being fired from multiple vehicles.
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PublishedFebruary 26, 2024
U.S. sues to block major grocery merger that would affect Shaw’s supermarkets
The lawsuit could scuttle Kroger’s $24.6 billion planned takeover of Albertsons, which owns 19 Shaw’s supermarkets in Maine.
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PublishedFebruary 23, 2024
Westbrook man files malpractice lawsuit against Mercy Hospital after leg amputation
Jeffrey Kelley claims it all started when he was scratched by fish fins in a bag of trash he collected from outside the president’s office at Southern Maine Community College.
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