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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PublishedOctober 24, 2023
The Downs to break ground on new town center at former racetrack
The $130 million first phase will include businesses, boutiques, restaurants, housing, tree-lined sidewalks, walking trails and recreational greenspace.
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PublishedOctober 23, 2023
Maine is named a forest bioproducts tech hub, opening door to investment
The highly competitive designation comes with a $500,000 planning grant and the opportunity to receive an additional $50 million-$75 million in federal funding for wood fiber bioproducts innovation.
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PublishedOctober 20, 2023
UNH researchers study a prized buckwheat variety, and it’s growing in Maine
Crop scientists at the University of New Hampshire are studying tartary buckwheat, the highly nutritious and hardy variety grown in northern Maine that also is gluten-free.
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PublishedOctober 19, 2023
National campaign launches to promote Pingree’s asylum seeker work bill
The campaign is rallying support for the bipartisan House Asylum Seeker Work Authorization Act, which would reduce wait times for work permits from at least 180 days to just 30 days.
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PublishedOctober 17, 2023
Maine refugee resettlement numbers expected to double
The state’s 3 resettlement agencies expect to receive a total of 840 refugees from various countries in the next 12 months.
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PublishedOctober 15, 2023
Betting on broccoli to boost Maine’s farming economy and food availability
Good Shepherd Food Bank has launched an innovative company that makes it the first among 200 food banks nationwide to address hunger by investing in for-profit farming and processing.
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PublishedOctober 13, 2023
Western Foothills Land Trust enlarges Twin Bridges Preserve
The additional 721 acres includes forested land on both sides of the Crooked River, which is the largest indirect tributary to Sebago Lake.
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PublishedOctober 13, 2023
Worker at Portland’s Green Elephant Bistro diagnosed with hepatitis A
Customers and employees who may have been exposed over the past month are urged to get vaccinated against the liver disease.
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PublishedOctober 13, 2023
Golden backs expanded powers for acting speaker
The 2nd District congressman joined other centrist Democrats in calling for expanded powers for Patrick McHenry so the U.S. House of Representatives can resume its work.
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PublishedOctober 13, 2023
Jetport parking crunch irritates travelers, spurs plan to add another lot
With outbound passengers regularly filling 400 spaces at an offsite overflow lot, the Portland International Jetport plans to build another lot with more than 700 spaces.
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