Firefighters from several towns helped the understaffed Standish company fight the blaze.
Kelley Bouchard
Staff Writer
Kelley writes about Maine businesses large and small, focusing on economic development, workforce initiatives and the state’s leading business organizations. Her wider experience includes municipal and state government, immigration, education, transportation, history, human rights, health and elder care, 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, streaming foreign TV series and kayaking at camp.
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Roadrunner that hitchhiked cross country to Maine is back in Nevada
The stowaway bird was flown back to Las Vegas thanks to efforts by Avian Haven and Nevada wildlife officials.
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Portland police recover stolen SUV with sleeping child still inside
Investigators are seeking witnesses who may have seen the incident that occurred between Cumberland Avenue and Marginal Way on Saturday night.
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Residents, travelers bemoan impending loss of Portland’s Greyhound mural
The bus station logo on a building owned by Maine Medical Center is nostalgic for many but has helped to compromise a deteriorating brick wall.
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Oxford man dies in crash on Hebron Road in Paris
Police are investigating the cause of the one-vehicle crash on Route 119.
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Growing homelessness and the challenges that accompany it prompt call for regional response
A regional coalition is urging Cumberland County commissioners to fund homeless initiatives in Portland and South Portland, while others are planned in Brunswick and the Lakes Region.
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Mainers head out on Black Friday despite pandemic, supply chain issues
Retailers are expecting bigger crowds than last year, but supply chain problems caused by the pandemic continue to limit selection, and prices are up.
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New Hampshire police seek driver in I-95 crash that injured 2 Mainers
The driver of a flipped SUV fled into the woods along the highway and a K-9 team failed to find the man.
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Maine agencies, Afghan community leaders respond to growing number of refugees
The Afghan Community of Maine formally organizes as two new agencies join Catholic Charities Maine in resettling as many as 225 Afghan refugees.
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Recount confirms Cape council election results
The vote in the race for three seats was challenged by fourth-place finisher Victoria Volent.