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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PublishedJuly 11, 2017
Neighborhoods near Maine Mall eager for attention as they evolve
Long overlooked by the city, South Portland’s western section is changing rapidly and clamoring for support in becoming a closer-knit community.
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PublishedJuly 5, 2017
Children’s Garden at Fort Williams being damaged by visitors before it’s completed
Users are mistaking the frog pond with plantings, a work in progress, for a wading pool and harming the feature that has attracted many admirers.
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PublishedJuly 2, 2017
Pedestrian killed, Arundel woman arrested in South Portland crash
Kristen Hodak, 29, is charged with operating under the influence in a crash that killed a Hollis man on Cummings Road late Saturday.
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PublishedJune 23, 2017
Caterpillars taking toll on trees in Cape Elizabeth, and crossing town lines
The town’s new tree warden raises alarm about winter moth caterpillars, while a state forest entomologist is optimistic that efforts to curb the insect’s range will be successful.
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PublishedJune 21, 2017
ON Semiconductor asks South Portland for change in tax break deal
It’s unclear what the successor to Fairchild Semiconductor wants to alter in the agreement, which calls for annual investments in the plant at 333 Western Ave.
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PublishedJune 21, 2017
Construction of solar project on South Portland’s capped landfill to start in July
The array off Highland Avenue is expected to generate about 12 percent of the electricity used by the city’s school and municipal buildings.
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PublishedJune 12, 2017
There will be nothing hoity-toity about The Griffin Club’s replacement
The new owners of the South Portland landmark say Big Babe’s will be a comfortable pub and music venue for all.
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PublishedJune 11, 2017
Unusual group of Girl Scouts graduates in Cape Elizabeth
The nine remaining members of Troop 2222 say they formed a sisterly bond they hope to maintain for the rest of their lives.
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PublishedJune 5, 2017
Buyers of former Griffin Club building plan spot featuring food and music
Two Cape Elizabeth women hope to renovate the landmark in Knightville and continue its tradition as a gathering space.
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PublishedMay 31, 2017
Hundreds turn out to toast The Griffin Club’s very last call
Longtime customers hope owner Scott Parker reopens elsewhere, but on Wednesday they were at The Griff to witness the end of an era.
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