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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PublishedApril 20, 2011
Educate kids early to help everyone later, businesses say
They say the investment will pay off with less crime, highly skilled workers and more productive citizens.
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PublishedApril 15, 2011
Portland students win national Latin honors
Twenty-six high school students win awards based on their scores on the National Latin Exam.
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PublishedApril 14, 2011
‘Breaking Silence’ rally set for Saturday
The rally aims to call attention to the need to make schools safe for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender youths.
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PublishedApril 14, 2011
Casco Bay ferry passengers get Wi-Fi
Internet access is now available on the Maquoit, Aucocisco and Machigonne ferries, as well as in the ferry terminal waiting area.
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PublishedApril 14, 2011
Student charged in Bonny Eagle bomb threat
The threat was sent via text message and traced through pinger.com and facebook.com.
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PublishedApril 14, 2011
Foley’s Bakery is readyfor the sweet life again
Foley’s Bakery, the former Congress Street establishment that was known for its glistening fruit tarts, quarter-pound cookies and multi-layered mousse cakes, is re-opening next month in a storefront on Monument Square, after a nine-year hiatus.
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PublishedApril 13, 2011
Casco Bay juniors make headlines in Biloxi
The students are in Mississippi building homes and restoring wetlands in the wake of Hurricane Katrina and the Gulf oil spill.
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PublishedApril 13, 2011
Ecomaine to host drug collection on April 30
Public officials advise against flushing drugs down the toilet because it’s not safe for drinking water supplies and wildlife.
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PublishedApril 13, 2011
Freeport to spend $2.3M on fields, trails
A recreational complex off Hunter Road would include playing fields, trails for running, biking and cross-country skiing, and a lodge.
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PublishedApril 13, 2011
Accreditation team wraps up USM visit
A decision is expected this fall. The university was last reviewed 10 years ago, when it received full accreditation.
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