The Maine Snowmobile Association still plans to hold its ‘Behave Yourself’ news conference in Augusta Monday.
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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Windham and Raymond students return to school after shutdown
Families, staff and students seem glad to ‘return to some sense of normalcy.’
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New South Berwick apartment complex to promote aging in place
The 28-unit project is being touted as a model for other Maine communities across the state.
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Mercy or murder? Deaths in Gouldsboro yield no easy answer
The story of Ray and Ginger Hutchins, a fiercely independent couple who struggled with pain and other health care issues as they aged, ended in a desperate act. Advocates for the elderly say there has to be a better way.
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Engineers will visit Cape Elizabeth’s transfer station to assess safety
The assessment comes in the wake of a former public works director’s death. Herbert Dennison, 79, was fatally injured there last week.
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Engineers will visit Cape Elizabeth’s transfer station to assess safety
Town officials hope to get suggestions for immediate changes in the wake of a fatal accident at the facility last week.
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Maine, neighboring states confront aging challenges
Northern New England faces rising labor costs and faltering school systems because of ‘age imbalance,’ analysts warn.
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A Richmond veteran’s love story on patriot wheels
Larry Dearborn will drive his flag-painted limousine with his wife in the Richmond Veterans Day parade.
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Bill Maher, Angus King discuss Hickox, Ebola on HBO show
The Maine senator tells Maher he believes the United States must move from fear to education and let the response to Ebola be proportionate to the science.
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Cape Elizabeth tries to smooth feathers with ordinance restricting roosters
But a Farm Hill Road couple say they may fight the plan to stifle crowing that has divided their neighborhood.