Jim Dusch lives in North Yarmouth and has worked at the agency for more than a decade.
Kelley Bouchard
Staff Writer
Kelley writes about some of the most critical aspects of Maine’s economy and future growth, including transportation, immigration, retail and small business, commercial development and tourism, with emphasis on consumer issues, sustainability and minority ownership. Her wider experience includes municipal and state government, education, 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 for family and friends, streaming foreign TV series and kayaking at camp.
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Maine community college enrollment up 4.3%
The system’s enrollment has gone from 10,127 students in 2003 to 18,548 students today.
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‘Prohibition’ in Maine set stage for national effort
The hard-won legislation was so groundbreaking, so controversial, it was known across the nation and beyond as “the Maine law.”
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Downeaster expansion stirs new issues
Sixteen years ago, Mori and Carl LeFevre built their house next to the railroad crossing at Muirfield Road on the Falmouth-Cumberland town line.
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Noise, safety factors in expansion of Downeaster passenger service
Sixteen years ago, Mori and Carl LeFevre built their house next to the railroad crossing at Muirfield Road on the Falmouth-Cumberland town line.
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Motorcycle crashes on 295 in Freeport
The rider was taken to the hospital for treatment.
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Obama names head of new consumer agency
Richard Cordray most recently served as head of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s enforcement division and is a former attorney general of Ohio.
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Officials revisit Downeaster plan in light of locals’ concerns
State officials are considering three sites for a train layover and maintenance stop in Brunswick in response to neighbors’ objections to the first site selected by the New England Passenger Rail Authority.
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Concern by residents prompt review of Downeaster plan
State officials are considering three sites for a train layover and maintenance stop in Brunswick in response to neighbors’ objections to the first site selected by the New England Passenger Rail Authority.
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Brunswick public forum targets Downeaster plan
The Northern New England Passenger Rail Authority and the Maine Department of Transportation are preparing to extend Amtrak service north of Portland in late 2012.