Kelley Bouchard is a business reporter at the Portland Press Herald who writes about tourism, transportation, agriculture, supermarkets, forest industries, sustainability, minority-owned businesses and other subjects. Her wider experience includes municipal and state government, education, immigration, history, human rights, aging issues, the environment and the housing crisis. A Maine native and University of Maine graduate, she was a college intern for two summers at the former Lewiston Evening Journal. She previously worked at 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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PublishedAugust 23, 2013
Portland educator named teacher-of-year finalist
Karen MacDonald ‘does whatever it takes to help kids learn,’ her principal at King Middle School says.
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PublishedAugust 23, 2013
Obama’s college-aid plan plays well in Maine
The president proposes grading schools on affordability, and tying federal financial aid to the results.
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PublishedAugust 22, 2013
Scarborough says state review of tax assessments comes up short
Town officials say an analysis sheds little light on whether new waterfront property values are valid.
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PublishedAugust 21, 2013
Mercy! Catholic sister celebrates 102nd birthday at sea
Sister Mary Louise Landry’s two-hour excursion on Casco Bay is another high point in an extraordinary life spent serving others and breaking barriers.
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PublishedAugust 13, 2013
Maine has hit a rough patch on divorce rate
The census ranks the state No. 2 in the nation, with education levels and other factors playing a role.
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PublishedAugust 7, 2013
Dad: Westbrook tot ‘was fine’ at bedtime
An autopsy is conducted on the body of a girl, age 2, found dead in her playpen Monday morning.
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PublishedAugust 6, 2013
Autopsy conducted in death of Westbrook 2-year-old
The child had no marks, injuries or other immediate indication of trauma or foul play, police say.
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PublishedAugust 5, 2013
Sale could spur major redevelopment on Portland waterfront
With Portland Company complex changing hands, how the prime site is redeveloped is drawing heavy interest.
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PublishedAugust 5, 2013
Developer delays project at newspaper’s former home
Jim Brady of Yarmouth intends to start building a 110-room luxury hotel early next year.
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PublishedAugust 2, 2013
Consultants scout Sanford locations for an adventure theme park
The experts meet with residents, business owners and the governor as they focus on large parcels of land near the airport and the Wells town line.
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