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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PublishedFebruary 23, 2025
Trump has some Canadians rethinking their Maine vacation plans
Tariff threats and political insults could put millions of dollars for Maine’s tourism industry at risk.
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PublishedFebruary 22, 2025
Part of L.L.Bean flagship store torn down as $50M renovations continue
The project is expected to be completed by fall 2026.
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PublishedFebruary 14, 2025
Hannaford says delayed credit card charges are unrelated to cyber issue
Maine’s largest supermarket chain suddenly charged a South Portland man for a purchase he made 2 months earlier.
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PublishedFebruary 12, 2025
Tesla files building permits for Portland dealership
The automaker hasn’t formally announced plans to expand into Maine, but a building permit says the site would be an auto dealership and service center for the company run by Elon Musk.
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PublishedFebruary 7, 2025
South Portland halts disputed tree removal near jetport
Officials at Maine’s largest airport must show the runway approach project hasn’t violated local, state and federal land use laws.
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PublishedFebruary 5, 2025
Breeze Airways adds nonstop flights from Maine to Ohio
Seasonal service from Portland International Jetport to Ohio starts in May, along with one-stop service to South Carolina.
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PublishedFebruary 5, 2025
Aldi supermarket chain signs lease in Portland at former Big Lots site
The German company, which currently has no Maine stores, signed a lease in the Pine Tree Shopping Center on Brighton Avenue.
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PublishedFebruary 4, 2025
Maine’s maple syrup industry could get boost from federal legislation
Sens. Collins and King are supporting the MAPLE and SAP acts to promote U.S. maple syrup producers.
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PublishedFebruary 1, 2025
Poll shows more residents oppose Gorham Connector
The Maine Turnpike Authority’s $331 million toll highway expansion plan is on hold.
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PublishedJanuary 31, 2025
Jetport tree removal under scrutiny by South Portland officials
A contractor working for Portland International Jetport is cutting trees on land that’s part of Calvary Cemetery and owned by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Portland.
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