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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PublishedJuly 3, 2010
Turnpike authority anticipates July 4th travel spike
More than 700,000 vehicles are expected to enter the turnpike between York and Augusta over the four-day weekend.
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PublishedJuly 2, 2010
Ability to interpret: A new course teaches support for those who are blind and deaf
FREEPORT – The blindfold put Maggie Hoyt in a place she’d never been, walking through L.L. Bean, led by several American Sign Language interpreters who took turns describing their surroundings into the palm of her hand. Hoyt, who is deaf, learned Thursday just how much she depends on her sight. She also learned how challenging […]
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PublishedJuly 1, 2010
Whole-faculty effort at PHS raises SAT participation rate
Mentoring, giveaways and other tactics bring nearly 99% of students on board.
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PublishedJune 29, 2010
Mainely Character seeks more donors for scholarships
The program continues to recognize responsibility, courage, integrity and concern for others.
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PublishedJune 28, 2010
Riverton elementary students win college scholarships
The Maine College Circle promotes aspirations for higher education among young students.
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PublishedJune 28, 2010
Open-carry gun group plans Acadia event
The Thompson Island picnic is meant to show “there is no reason” for an open-carry ban in Maine’s national park sites.
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PublishedJune 27, 2010
Application surge fuels interest in law school expansion
The University of Maine School of Law plans to look at whether it can sustain higher enrollment.
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PublishedJune 25, 2010
Mitchell endorsed by state teachers union
The MEA announcement is the second major labor endorsement for Libby Mitchell this week.
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PublishedJune 25, 2010
Portland revamping special-ed programs
The district brings in a specialist to help fix flaws such as poor consistency and weak accountability.
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PublishedJune 24, 2010
USM gets grant for women’s studies in Persian Gulf
The university consortium in United Arab Emirates is believed to be the first of its kind.
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