Also taken was a red fox pelt, and all are part of a ‘hard to come by’ scientific collection used for education.
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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Panel at immigration forum agrees: Maine needs newcomers
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Maine volunteers haven’t given up on Haiti
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Embattled Portland landlord allowed to evict 10 tenants
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Off and running, Mainers strengthen their resolve at the gym
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Scarborough Land Trust preserves ‘amazing’ 135 acres
Conservationists finalize a deal for the Benjamin Farm property, a project 15 years in the works.
No snow in southern Maine is rough on entire state
The Maine Snowmobile Association still plans to hold its ‘Behave Yourself’ news conference in Augusta Monday.
Windham and Raymond students return to school after shutdown
Families, staff and students seem glad to ‘return to some sense of normalcy.’
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.