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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PublishedJuly 30, 2012
Falmouth considers putting a lid on big boxes
A zoning amendment would limit the footprint of new or expanded buildings
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PublishedJuly 29, 2012
‘Part of our history is gone’
The Yarmouth Water District faces fines and anger over its illegal demolition of a home built in the early 1800s.
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PublishedJuly 26, 2012
Falmouth youth soccer funds field upgrades
The Falmouth Youth Soccer Association has donated $65,000 to fund improvements to Falmouth Community Park on Winn Road.
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PublishedJuly 25, 2012
Falmouth to buy Blackstrap land for $1.16 million
The purchase will allow the town to sell a former school complex.
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PublishedJuly 23, 2012
Parents offer $10,000 reward in Portland cold case
Judi and Wayne Richardson hope to find out who shot and killed their daughter in 2010.
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PublishedJuly 23, 2012
For the love of trucks, Erv Bickford’s dream coming true
Erv Bickford’s family plans to build an open-air pavilion in the center of Yarmouth to display a few of the 300 Macks, Kenworths and Brockways he collected over a lifetime in the trucking business.
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PublishedJuly 19, 2012
Getting the eyes of the world focused on Maine
Kids from China get a feel for what it’s like to study abroad as Kennebunk High School hosts an international summer camp.
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PublishedJuly 18, 2012
For special-needs kids, waves of joy in Kennebunk
With a host of volunteers, a local surf shop gives about 90 youngsters the chance to get on board.
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PublishedJuly 16, 2012
Three towns develop plan to bring in natural gas
Cumberland, Falmouth and Yarmouth may build an $8 million to $10 million pipeline that would deliver natural gas — and savings — to businesses and homes in the coastal towns.
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PublishedJuly 14, 2012
Old home heating oil dumped illegally in city
Police trace the likely source of 150-200 gallons of the toxic waste to three tanks that had been sold for scrap metal.
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