Animal lover Barbara Filipos was trying to prevent her dog from tangling with the 40-pound rodent.
Kelley Bouchard
Staff Writer
Kelley writes about Maine businesses large and small, focusing on economic development, workforce initiatives and the state’s leading business organizations. Her wider experience includes municipal and state government, immigration, education, transportation, 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, streaming foreign TV series and kayaking at camp.
Posted inNation & World, News
King, Collins: Drone hostage deaths warrant ‘exhaustive’ review
Obama says the January counterterrorism mission ‘did take out dangerous members of al-Qaida.’
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Posted inLocal & State, News, That Moment
Maker of bread discovers a calling that nourishes the soul
Embracing the brick-oven traditions of his forebears, Mark Mickalide of Litchfield has a recipe for the good life.
Posted inLocal & State, News, That Moment
Maker of bread discovers a calling that nourishes the soul
Embracing the brick-oven traditions of his forebears, Mark Mickalide of Litchfield has a recipe for the good life.
Posted inNews
Collins to speak at conference on geriatrics in Portland
The Maine senator has promoted aging issues in her committee roles in Washington.
Posted inLocal & State
Scarborough River dredging to benefit boaters, bathers, birds
Officials laud an Indiana contractor for picking up where a prior operator fell short.
Posted inLocal & State, News
South Portland High faculty approves new Pledge of Allegiance procedure
The faculty’s approval ends several months of controversy over an effort by three students to make it clear that participation in the pledge is optional under the law.
Posted inLocal & State, News
For seniors, a high-end boom in rental housing
But as affordable options lag far behind, the surge stands in stark contrast to the dire need for subsidized units in Maine.
Posted inLocal & State, News
For seniors, a high-end boom in Maine rental housing
But as affordable options lag far behind, the surge stands in stark contrast to the dire need for subsidized units in Maine.
Posted inLifestyle, News, Schools and Education
Belfast student sits silent for pledge, gets sent to principal
A national group says the boy had personal and religious reasons for not wanting to say the Pledge of Allegiance. The superintendent says he was copying South Portland students who have stressed that the pledge is optional.