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 22, 2023
South Portland council approves rent control, homeless shelter ordinances
But officials say the city doesn’t have the staff to enforce the new 10% annual rent cap in a similar way to Portland’s stronger rent control measure.
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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 18, 2023
Berwick woman must pay $60,000 in Social Security fraud case
Andreanna Politano pleaded guilty to Social Security fraud and theft of public money in September, after concealing her husband’s income and presence in their home for more than a decade.
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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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PublishedMarch 14, 2023
Prospect of ban on gas-powered lawn equipment draws pushback in South Portland
While some residents and lawn care companies support the move to electric mowers and leaf blowers, others worry that it would hurt some businesses and lower-income homeowners.
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PublishedMarch 13, 2023
South Portland council to hear progress report on climate plan
Proposals up for consideration include a ban on gasoline-powered lawn equipment and a pay-as-you-throw trash collection program.
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PublishedFebruary 26, 2023
South Portland panel issues last call for improved air quality monitoring
The Clean Air Advisory Committee delivered its final report with a renewed recommendation to monitor emissions in neighborhoods near petroleum tanks.
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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 21, 2023
South Portland council advances rent control and shelter ordinances
As proposed, the rent control measure would cap annual increases at 10% for landlords or companies that own more than 15 rental units in the city.
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PublishedFebruary 20, 2023
Scarborough struggles to plan costly school consolidation project
Delayed by the pandemic, the $135 million proposal still has no site and is fast approaching a November referendum.
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