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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PublishedSeptember 23, 2010
Maine community college enrollments up again
Enrollment has grown 77 percent, from 10,127 to 17,967 students, in the last eight years.
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PublishedSeptember 23, 2010
City’s needs central in Question 1 debate
A forum presents the pros and cons of making Portland’s mayor an elected, four-year post.
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PublishedSeptember 22, 2010
Children face glasses problem as Portland clinics cut costs
Schools are raising money to help pay for eyewear even after the state upped its fee to $14.40 this week.
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PublishedSeptember 9, 2010
Two Maine schools get Blue Ribbon honors
Kennebunkport and Bangor schools win national recorgnition.
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PublishedSeptember 8, 2010
Portland schools grow, may add four teachers
The district cut 45 jobs last spring, but first-day enrollment is up about 200 students from 2009.
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PublishedSeptember 4, 2010
Coliform bacteria found in Yarmouth water tests
However, the follow-up samples taken at both locations tested negative, Water District officials say.
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PublishedSeptember 1, 2010
Maine students present their project to the top U.S. education official
The nation’s education secretary takes a tour of King Middle School and its Expeditionary program.
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PublishedAugust 31, 2010
U.S. education secretary visits King Middle
Arne Duncan concludes an eight-state bus tour with praise for Maine schools.
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PublishedAugust 31, 2010
‘A pretty special first day’of school in Maine
Five-year-olds start kindergarten with excitement, tears and Play-Doh.
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PublishedAugust 30, 2010
USM increases freshman retention rate
Just over 70 percent of last year’s freshmen returned this week as sophomores.
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