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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PublishedMay 24, 2011
Freeport community center renovation starts today
A ground-breaking ceremony at the historic Mallett House at 57 Depot St. will be held at 4 p.m.
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PublishedMay 24, 2011
A head start on college aspirations
Many students at Riverton Elementary School already have their sights set on college, thanks to an innovative scholarship program that aims to inspire early interest in higher education.
Fifteen of them received $100 scholarships during an awards ceremony on Monday afternoon, sponsored by cPort Credit Union and Maine College Circle, a Yarmouth nonprofit that promotes access to higher education.
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PublishedMay 22, 2011
Shifting sands of advancing technology challenge a school building for the future
Today’s decisions about teaching methods and classroom tools may be outdated in five years, when the renovation is done.
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PublishedMay 19, 2011
Portland to interview school principal candidates
Superintendent Jim Morse plans to appoint candidates to Portland High and Riverton Elementary positions at a June 7 school board meeting.
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PublishedMay 19, 2011
SMCC gets $25,000 gift from hotel
Hospitality and culinary arts students get hands-on experience at the McKernan Hospitality Center.
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PublishedMay 19, 2011
City offers second chance for dropouts
Amnesty Day gives former students an opportunity to earn a diploma without pressure or judgment.
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PublishedMay 19, 2011
L.L. Bean boosts Freeport project
Its $500,000 donation to a new complex of fields and trails is in honor of the retailer’s 100th year.
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PublishedMay 18, 2011
L.L.Bean gives $500K for Freeport fields
The donation will help the company celebrate its upcoming 100th anniversary of doing business on Main Street since 1912.
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PublishedMay 18, 2011
Alternative high school gets $1M grant
The federal grant will help Youth Building Alternatives serve more than 65 at-risk youths from across southern Maine.
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PublishedMay 18, 2011
Waynflete gets $2M grant for scholarships
The Malone Family Foundation selected the school based on academic and staff quality, among other factors.
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