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 5, 2010
Dispatches from Portland schools
Principal’s Award winners; Deering debaters; Rock Around the World fundraiser; student artwork exhibit.
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PublishedMarch 5, 2010
Portland school budgetforum on Monday
The public hearing will focus on the proposed $89.3 million budget for the coming school year.
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PublishedMarch 5, 2010
Geographic photojournalistto speak at Waynflete
National Geographic’s Brian Skerry will share his experiences covering the stresses on the world’s oceans.
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PublishedMarch 5, 2010
Lincoln Middle to launchpilot recycling program
Students will demonstrate the separation system that they created for recycling leftover milk, milk cartons, new molded-fiber lunch trays and other items.
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PublishedMarch 5, 2010
Husson law grads can’t take exam, court rules
The planned, unaccredited law school had hoped the court would establish a process to assess its quality.
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PublishedMarch 3, 2010
Proposed Portland school budget cuts 80 positions
PORTLAND – Superintendent Jim Morse will present an $89.3 million budget for the coming school year that’s $2 million less than the budget passed last year and calls for 80 fewer positions. The proposal reflects a previously anticipated $6 million reduction in state and federal funding in the budget year starting July 1. This afternoon, […]
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PublishedMarch 3, 2010
Portland school system’s efficiency, costs target of shake-up
Superintendent Jim Morse tells the Portland School Committee his proposed staff changes focus on more accountability.
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PublishedMarch 2, 2010
USM lays out plan to merge academic units
The positions of three deans and their assistants would be cut as six schools or colleges become three.
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PublishedMarch 1, 2010
Maine to develop environmental literacy program
The program for kindergarten through high school will help students achieve ‘a deep understanding of the 21st century’s complex, environmental issues.’
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PublishedMarch 1, 2010
UMF to launch young writers workshop
The week-long program will consist of intensive workshops where students will write poetry, fiction and creative nonfiction.
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