ABC’s The Chew’s promotional cookbook is a mixed bag. Not a lot to chew over here.
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.
Posted inLocal & State, News, Religion and Values
Celtic service fills need, pews at Cape Elizabeth church
‘I think we’re on to something,’ says the Rev. Tim Boggs of a welcoming, nondenominational Celtic Eventide service at St. Alban’s Episcopal Church.
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Posted inBusiness, News
Rain and warmth leave some southern Maine businesses waiting for winter
Skiers and sledders must head north to find any snow.
Posted inLocal & State, News
Cape Elizabeth town manager puts global spin on service
Mike McGovern travels the world to promote the Rotary’s effort to eradicate poliomyelitis.
Posted inLocal & State, News
Proposal would end backing up by drivers at Cape transfer station
Engineers suggest a change in the traffic pattern after a fatal accident that amplified safety concerns.
Posted inLocal & State, News
Payson heirs fighting Cumberland’s beach plan
A town vote approved creation of a public beach, but the lot’s former owners have filed suit to stop it.
Posted inCops & Courts, Local & State, News
Mother of teen blamed for school threats says he’s ‘a good boy’
Mother of 16-year-old boy charged with sending emailed threats that closed Windham and Raymond schools says her son is ‘not the monster they’re making him out to be.’
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Windham-Raymond students return to schools after shutdown
Students, staff members and parents seem glad for a ‘return to some sense of normalcy’ in the wake of emailed threats.
Posted inLocal & State, News
South Berwick apartment complex to promote aging in place
The 28-unit project is being praised as a model for other Maine communities.
Posted inLocal & State, News
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.