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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PublishedJune 10, 2021
Would-be victims, including a 9-year-old boy, fight off carjacking attempts
The incidents began in Old Orchard Beach on Wednesday afternoon and ended with a man’s arrest in Wells.
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PublishedJune 9, 2021
Maine Warden Service urges greater caution after at least 5 drownings this week
Saying that is ‘way too many,’ a warden service official reminds people that the state’s waters are still cold and urges boaters to wear life jackets, which are required onboard.
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PublishedJune 7, 2021
Schools close early, cooling centers open as heat and humidity settle in
The requirement that students and staff wear masks in school has heightened concern about the heat and humidity, and some schools are planning to keep kids home on Tuesday as well.
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PublishedMay 17, 2021
Federal government seizes $3.6 million from company that sold Maine counterfeit masks
A lawsuit seeks to have the state reimbursed for the purchase of 1.8 million fake masks late last year.
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PublishedMay 14, 2021
Watch video: Portland protest march calls attention to plight of Congolese minority
More than 300 Banyamulenge have resettled in Maine after fleeing the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
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PublishedMay 12, 2021
Muslims in Maine to mark Eid al-Fitr without large community gatherings of the past
The festival celebrates the end of Ramadan, a monthlong fast that emphasizes personal responsibility, charity and spiritual growth.
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PublishedMay 9, 2021
Pandemic-fueled real estate boom threatens property tax hikes as much as 30% for Maine homeowners
Long-delayed revaluations promise to shift some tax responsibility from business to residential property owners; one South Portland woman is considering selling her plasma to cover the costs.
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PublishedMay 5, 2021
South Portland says technicality could cost city $16 million in federal aid
Maine’s fourth-largest city says it is getting a lot less American Rescue Plan funding than other cities because of an administrative technicality.
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PublishedApril 21, 2021
New interactive map shows mass transit routes to vaccine providers in southern Maine
COVID-19 vaccine providers are highlighted on bus, train and ferry routes throughout Cumberland and York counties.
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PublishedApril 13, 2021
Pause in J&J shots raises concerns about vaccine hesitancy in Maine
Worry mounts that a clotting problem with the Johnson & Johnson vaccine will increase reluctance, but some remain eager and glad to be inoculated.
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