Only two Bugaboo Creek Steakhouses remain open after the Bangor restaurant closed last week.
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.
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.
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.
Sickly tree that hides controversial Jesus mural needs a miracle
Its needles have turned brown and it may be dying just five weeks after the South Portland church’s artwork was featured in a news story.
Spruce-up needed before fans can see the light at Fort Williams
Scaffolding obscures Portland Head Light during repairs, causing disappointment for visitors.
A changing religious landscape: Where the spirit moves Maine
In one of the least religious states in the nation, membership in nondenominational Christian churches has risen dramatically, especially among those who’ve lost faith in older institutions.
Leading expert to speak at hospice conference in Portland
Registration for Dr. Diane Meier’s talk is closed, but Hospice of Southern Maine will show a video of her presentation at six community forums in the coming months.
Gov. LePage signs shooting range protection bill into law
Supporters said the law was needed to preserve more than 100 outdoor sport shooting ranges and a hunting heritage that are threatened by increasing rural development in Maine.
Fast-growing Portland church finds a big-box answer to its space crunch
Two vacant stores in South Portland will house the Eastpoint Christian Church, an indoor soccer field, a basketball court and other amenities.
Anti-Semitic fliers appear on campuses across the country, including UMaine
Several New England schools have received the fliers addressed to ‘white men’ and disparaging Jewish people.