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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PublishedMarch 12, 2014
With city apology, Portland jetport parking feud melting away
Private lot owner Tom Toye has his lawyer fire off a letter to the mayor after a jetport subcontractor blocks Toye’s Park ’N Jet sign with a 20-foot pile of snow.
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PublishedMarch 10, 2014
Cape Elizabeth council approves gun range ordinance
Councilors say establishing an oversight committee and an annual licensing process is the first step toward addressing long-standing community concerns.
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PublishedMarch 10, 2014
Cape Elizabeth considers ordinance amid gun club debate
The public can weigh in Monday on the town’s oversight plan, which aims to address a long-running dispute between range users and homeowners.
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PublishedMarch 5, 2014
Maine agency’s permit advances proposed DHHS building
A plan to relocate the human services office from Portland to South Portland gets an environmental approval, but other permits are still needed.
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PublishedMarch 5, 2014
Virtual charter school eager to get started in Maine
The board hopes to start recruiting staff and students soon, and plans to open at least one local center where the faculty will work.
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PublishedMarch 3, 2014
Portland council to vote on utility easements for new DHHS site in South Portland
The Cianchette company needs all required permits by March 15 and already has conditional approval from South Portland.
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PublishedFebruary 7, 2014
Senior$afe program to fight financial abuse of Maine elders
The training effort will help bank and credit union employees identify and stop financial exploitation of older people.
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PublishedFebruary 1, 2014
Maine task force to focus on prosecution of elder abuse cases
Attorney General Janet Mills plans to build on work of other agencies calling attention to challenges posed by state’s rapidly aging population.
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PublishedJanuary 20, 2014
Maine’s Cohen: On MLK Day, fight for social justice goes on
The former secretary of defense speaks at Portland’s annual breakfast honoring the slain civil rights leader.
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PublishedJanuary 20, 2014
NAACP Portland Branch hosts annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day Breakfast
Former Secretary of Defense, U.S. Rep. and U.S. Sen. William Cohen of Maine will be the keynote speaker at the 33rd annual event, which will also honor former South African President Nelson Mandela.
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