A state commission also proposes studying challenges facing long-term care in the state.
Kelley Bouchard
Staff Writer
Kelley writes about Maine businesses large and small, focusing on economic development, workforce initiatives and the state’s leading business organizations. Her wider experience includes municipal and state government, immigration, education, transportation, history, human rights, health and elder care, 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, streaming foreign TV series and kayaking at camp.
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State signs contract to move DHHS offices out of Portland
Officials tout savings for taxpayers, but a lawsuit by a competing bidder and a South Portland building permit could cause delays.
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Arctic blast of snow, wind, cold moving into Maine on Thursday
The wind chill could make it feel like 15 to 25 below zero across much of the state, the weather service says.
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Maine eager to resolve obstacle to DHHS move
The state AG has until Jan. 24 to file documents countering a claim that officials scored bids unfairly.
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Collins helps put spotlight on long-term care concerns
The senator and others on a special committee on aging seek solutions in the face of soaring need and costs for elder care.
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Portland landlord files court appeal to DHHS move to South Portland
Tom Toye says state officials discounted his lease proposal, which he believes is better than moving to a proposed office building near Portland International Jetport.
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New bishop for Maine who ‘understands poor, disenfranchised’
Congregants and an expert look for the new leader of the Portland diocese, the Most Rev. Robert P. Deeley, to emphasize service over cultural battles.
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Plan to move Maine DHHS office draws protests, possible lawsuit
The new site near the Portland Jetport in South Portland would make services inaccessible to many, demonstrators say.
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Cumberland County delays appointments of civic center trustees
Some had sought to fill the slots with newcomers soon in a bid to revive lease negotiations with the Portland Pirates.
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Explosion of snowy owls rains on Maine
A population surge is forcing the predator, usually a rare sight, to fly south for food, causing delight and concern.