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, 2012
More schools mine China for students
Several public high schools in Maine are developing sister-school relationships in China as a way to attract international students, along with the tuition dollars and cultural diversity that they promise to bring to Maine’s mostly white, English-speaking communities.
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PublishedMarch 9, 2012
After record-breaking surgery, 9-year-old back at home
In order to keep her alive, doctors removed 9-year-old Alannah Shevenell’s stomach, pancreas, spleen, liver, small bowel and one-third of her esophagus. But this little Maine girl still faces much adversity.
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PublishedMarch 8, 2012
Freeport weighs town computer upgrade
An overhaul of the current balky system would make life easier for workers and residents, an official says.
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PublishedMarch 7, 2012
Ethics rules under review in Freeport
Town councilors hope to address concerns over conflicts of interest and other issues by creating ‘one consistent code.’
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PublishedMarch 6, 2012
Smith to serve as Portland’s acting fire chief
The 37-year veteran firefighter will step in when Chief Frederick LaMontagne retires on April 1.
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PublishedMarch 6, 2012
Panel favors closing North Yarmouth school
Students would shift to Cumberland under the tentative plan, saving about $550,000 a year.
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PublishedMarch 5, 2012
S. Portland robot team wins regional challenge
The Riot Crew robotics team is heading to the annual FIRST Robotics Championship in St. Louis, Mo., in April.
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PublishedMarch 3, 2012
Maine Diocese dials down anti gay-marriage campaign
Instead of actively fighting a gay-rights ballot question, Maine’s bishop will highlight the benefit of traditional unions.
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PublishedMarch 2, 2012
Maine Diocese says it won’t campaign against gay marriage
Maine’s Roman Catholic Church won’t join a political campaign against gay marriage this year, opting instead to educate its members about the importance of traditional marriage.
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PublishedMarch 2, 2012
Steve Abbott, GOP veteran, won’t run for Snowe’s seat
The 2010 Republican gubernatorial candidate says he cannot leave his job at UMaine amid a two-year commitment.
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