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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PublishedFebruary 20, 2012
Fire damages historic State Street house
Two tenants are taken to Maine Medical Center for treatment of unspecified injuries.
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PublishedFebruary 20, 2012
Fire destroys Limington home
Firefighters had to pump water from a nearby bog to fight the flames because the home is in a remote part of town.
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PublishedFebruary 20, 2012
Lakeside dwellers oppose bigger-boat access
Falmouth’s council appears likely to vote down a proposal to expand the launch site at Highland Lake, but blocking access will lead to the state not restocking the popular fishing spot.
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PublishedFebruary 17, 2012
Challenges looming for new system chancellor
James Page, 59, is a Maine native and UMS alumnus with a lot of business and education experience.
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PublishedFebruary 16, 2012
New state panel seeks input on charter schools
Public forums will be held in early March in Portland, Bangor and Augusta.
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PublishedFebruary 16, 2012
UMaine system names Maine businessman as chancellor
James Page is the CEO of the James W. Sewall Co. in Old Town.
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PublishedFebruary 15, 2012
Broadway reduced to one lane for main repair
Drivers should use other routes as work is expected to continue through the afternoon commute.
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PublishedFebruary 15, 2012
Fresh ideas for Portland farmers markets
A federal grant will expand a program that allows Maine growers to accept food stamp benefit cards.
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PublishedFebruary 12, 2012
School choice hinges on reversing a longtime funding ban
Religious schools applaud the governor’s proposal, but public educators worry that their students – and revenues – could be diverted.
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PublishedFebruary 11, 2012
In Maine visit, Romney takes jabs at Obama
On the eve of Maine caucuses, the candidate promises a return to ‘conservative principles’.
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