An indictment says the husband-and-wife team recruited women in China and coerced them into prostitution after they arrived in the U.S.
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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Robert Bryan, half of original ‘Bert and I’ duo, dies at age 87
With Marshall Dodge, he popularized the Maine humor known to many Americans.
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Bright fireball seen in the sky over Maine
The meteor is part of the Geminid shower, which is expected to peak Thursday night.
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South Portland vape shop near middle school, sparks outrage
SOUTH PORTLAND — A vape and smoke shop that opened across the street from Mahoney Middle School has upset some residents and pushed city officials to consider whether all smoking-related businesses – not just marijuana shops – should be prohibited near schools. The City Council is on track to ban medical marijuana stores or dispensaries […]