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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PublishedNovember 9, 2011
Freeport re-elects school board members
FREEPORT — Incumbents Nelson Larkin and Beth Parker were re-elected to two seats on the school board on Tuesday, defeating challenger Gurdarshan Gill, according to Town Clerk Bev Curry. Larkin and Parker will continue representing the town on the Board of Directors of Regional School Unit 5, which includes Pownal and Durham. Katherine Arno, […]
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PublishedNovember 9, 2011
Biddeford elects members to school, charter panels
BIDDEFORD — City voters elected seven people to the School Committee and four people to the Charter Revision Commission on Tuesday, according to City Clerk Carmen Morris. School Committee members are: Lisa Vannais, Tammy Fleurant, William Moriarty, Anthony Michaud, Heather Mills, James Emerson and Mark Gervais. Charter Revision Commission members are: Thomas Craven, Ryan […]
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PublishedNovember 9, 2011
Election: Scarborough votes to replace Wentworth school
The old building’s many problems help propel the $39 million plan to a ‘tremendous victory.’
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PublishedNovember 9, 2011
Election: Challenger defeats mayor in Biddeford
Alan Casavant, not a racino supporter, ousts Joanne Twomey, who pushed for it.
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PublishedNovember 8, 2011
Scarborough voters approve $39 million school project
Unofficial results of the vote are 4,792 in favor and 2,784 opposed.
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PublishedNovember 8, 2011
Casavant declares victory in Biddeford mayoral race
BIDDEFORD — In the race for Biddeford mayor, state Rep. Alan Casavant has declared victory over incumbent Mayor Joanne Twomey, based on early ward results showing he received 62 percent of the vote. According to unofficial results released by City Clerk Carmen Morris, Casavant received 4,165 votes to Twomey’s 2,504, with 30 write-ins.for other […]
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PublishedNovember 8, 2011
Yarmouth agency drops site for senior housing
After residents oppose the plan, officials decide to look for an alternate location for the complex.
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PublishedNovember 7, 2011
Sanford mill redevelopment project moves ahead
Building No. 1 of the former mill would include 36 apartments and 22,000 square feet of office, retail or restaurant space.
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PublishedNovember 3, 2011
Falmouth approves Walmart expansion
The retailer plans to increase the store from 92,000 to 124,000 square feet, adding a grocery section, garden center and pharmacy.
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PublishedNovember 3, 2011
Freeport soccer complex fails to get board’s OK
Many residents fear a zoning change would open the door to other less-desirable projects.
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