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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PublishedJanuary 17, 2024
Plan to replace South Portland’s fishing shacks gathers steam
People as far away as Florida and Texas have donated thousands already to rebuild the historic fishing shacks at Fisherman’s Point.
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PublishedJanuary 15, 2024
In many Maine beach towns, cleanup kicks into high gear after damaging weekend storm
Saturday’s historic storm left a wake of destruction, debris and piles of sand in the seaside parts of Maine that are normally quiet this time of year.
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PublishedJanuary 13, 2024
Warmer, wetter winters are hurting Maine businesses that count on snow and ice
Snowfall has been scant throughout much of the state so far this season. While some hold out hope that will change, others recognize winters of the past might never come back.
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PublishedJanuary 11, 2024
KeyBank commits $400,000 to expand Avesta affordable housing services
The four-year grant will be used to increase access to health care and nutrition programs, educational and employment opportunities, professional certification and English language classes.
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PublishedJanuary 11, 2024
Civil emergency order triggers hazard pay for workers in Portland
Gov. Janet Mills has declared a state of civil emergency that requires employers in Portland to pay their workers at least $22.50 per hour for the duration of the declaration.
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PublishedJanuary 11, 2024
Wells man pleads guilty to attempted murder, other charges in attack on NYPD officers
Trevor Bickford, 20, was charged one year ago with attacking 3 New York City police officers with a machete near Times Square on New Year’s Eve 2022.
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PublishedJanuary 8, 2024
Pingree, agriculture secretary discuss storm and climate impacts with Maine farmers, loggers
Congresswoman Chellie Pingree and U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack held a roundtable discussion in Portland in the wake of the Dec. 18 storm.
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PublishedJanuary 5, 2024
$500,000 in grants available to bring remote workers to Maine
The funds are available to support local co-working spaces, attract remote workers and their employers, and strengthen Maine communities.
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PublishedJanuary 5, 2024
Mills administration issues pay increases to child care workers
The new tiered salary supplement program acknowledges the importance of quality child care to Maine’s families, communities and economy.
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PublishedDecember 26, 2023
Pope’s policy on same-sex blessings met with welcome in Maine, but there are questions
Some Catholics say it’s further evidence that Pope Francis is moving to curb discrimination in the church; others say the announcement heralds no real change at all.
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