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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PublishedAugust 17, 2016
Court finds Scarborough tax breaks for adjacent lots illegal
The little-known but widespread practice led to land value reductions ranging from a few thousand to a few million dollars.
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PublishedJuly 28, 2016
For suspect in Cape Elizabeth arson, a strange odyssey came first
Melanie Vangel, a former Dartmouth soccer player who also played for Cape Elizabeth High School, is now homeless and was recently charged with stealing a dog in Vermont.
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PublishedJuly 17, 2016
African-American parents say ‘The Talk’ is a life-and-death matter
The conversation that many black parents have with their children about interacting with the police has taken on a new urgency.
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PublishedJuly 12, 2016
Hundreds come together in Portland to commit to peace in wake of national violence
At Green Memorial AME Zion Church, community leaders appeal for turning the tragedies of police-involved shootings into unity and progress.
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PublishedJuly 11, 2016
Pine tree that hides controversial Jesus mural in South Portland springs back to life
Planted to obscure what some call the googly-eyed Jesus, the tree appeared to be dead in May.
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PublishedJuly 11, 2016
Children’s Garden takes shape at Fort Williams
The $400,000 landscaping project by the Fort Williams Park Foundation draws strong community support.
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PublishedJune 30, 2016
Cape Elizabeth town manager meets Pakistani leader as part of polio campaign
Mike McGovern leads a Rotary International delegation to Pakistan to discuss advances in eradicating polio despite opposition from Islamic militants.
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PublishedJune 24, 2016
Bugaboo Creek closure in South Portland leaves 60 jobless
Only two Bugaboo Creek Steakhouses remain open after the Bangor restaurant closed last week.
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PublishedJune 3, 2016
Searchers pull body of teen kayaker from Presumpscot River
Mohammed Al-Ammar, 14, was reported missing Thursday after a tandem kayak he was paddling with another boy capsized. The other boy survived.
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PublishedJune 1, 2016
Westbrook shelter caring for dogs rescued from South Korean meat farm
Five of the 250 dogs that were saved are at the Animal Refuge League of Greater Portland, getting training that could make them suitable for adoption.
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