Newspapers in Portland, Lewiston, Augusta and Waterville are opposing the anonymity of health care workers challenging Maine’s vaccine mandate.
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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‘Equal rights meant equal duties’ for veteran who blazed her own path
Maureen ‘Mo’ Ramsey’s 32-year military career took her from the height of the civil rights movement in Washington D.C. to the combat zone of Afghanistan.
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Posted inBusiness, Local & State, News
Release of Biden vaccine mandate raises questions for many Maine employers
Some employers, particularly those in the public sector, still don’t know how or whether the vaccination-or-testing mandate for workers will apply to them.
Posted inElections, Food & Dining, Local & State, News, Politics
Maine’s passage of ‘right to food’ amendment stirs celebration, worry
While supporters are pleased, opponents fear the nation’s first constitutional amendment for food rights will lead to legal battles.
Posted inLocal & State
COVID-19 hospitalizations tick up again in Maine
There were 202 people being treated for the coronavirus in hospitals statewide on Sunday, up from 195 the day before.
Posted inLocal & State, News
Afghan evacuees begin to arrive in Maine
The first of what could be as many as 100 Afghan evacuees to come to Maine arrived at Portland International Jetport on Thursday.
Posted inLocal & State
Hundreds of asylum seekers wait in Portland-area hotels because apartments are so scarce
More than 300 immigrants who arrived in Portland recently are waiting for permanent housing in a tight rental market.
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Person found with gunshot wound near South Portland High
Emergency responders found a person with a gunshot wound in one leg that didn’t appear to be life-threatening, a city official said.
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Man dies after car crashes into house in Penobscot County
An older woman sleeping in the room where the car hit was transported to the hospital as a precaution.
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Connecticut man dies in ATV crash in Franklin County
The Maine Warden Service is investigating the crash on ITS 84/89 along Potato Hill Road.