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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PublishedMarch 27, 2010
Limington man charged with wife’s murder
State police say Patrick Dapolito and Kelly Winslow-Dapolito were married about six months when he shot her in the head on March 16 and left her body on land owned by his father in Upton.
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PublishedMarch 27, 2010
York man charged in home burglaries
Police say David Barrett took more than $5,000 in cash, credit cards, Social Security cards and prescription drugs from several homes in town.
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PublishedMarch 27, 2010
Democrats try to create space in crowded field
Jobs and the economy were the hot topics for the five candidates for governor.
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PublishedMarch 27, 2010
Adoption scammer gets nine-month sentence
PORTLAND — A Westbrook woman who pleaded guilty in an adoption scam involving couples in New Jersey and California received a nine-month jail sentence Friday in Cumberland County Superior Court. In an agreement with prosecutors, Misty Sargent admitted to two counts of felony theft. She promised to give her unborn baby to three couples, including […]
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PublishedMarch 25, 2010
Portland School Board askedto save programs, positions
Public comments on the scaled-back budget include an idea that teachers and others accept a pay freeze next year.
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PublishedMarch 24, 2010
Morse: Shake-up would save city schools nearly $38,000
Portland’s school board is scheduled to receive the superintendent’s administrative plan tonight.
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PublishedMarch 24, 2010
Suggestions on school budget in Portland? Tell the board
A public hearing tonight will take a look at next year’s spending proposal, which includes layoffs and expanded programs.
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PublishedMarch 24, 2010
Big ideas, and bigger results, at King Middle School
The architect of King’s culture of curiosity gains national attention once again.
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PublishedMarch 23, 2010
Portland schools chief submitsadministrative reorg plan
The plan would eliminate the assistant superintendent, human resources director and special education director, among others positions.
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PublishedMarch 23, 2010
Hearing Wednesdayon $89.8M school budget plan
A citywide referendum on the 2010-11 spending plan will be held on May 11.
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