About 200,000 Maine workers who have long gone without employer-sponsored retirement savings plans soon will be able to save for their golden years through the Maine Retirement Investment Trust.
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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Maine seaweed farming conference promotes sustainable growth
International experts share the best ways to promote the $6 billion global industry, including nearly 1 million pounds harvested from the Gulf of Maine.
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Motorcyclist from Oxford hospitalized after head-on collision in Naples
Investigators say high speed may have been a factor in the two-vehicle collision on Route 114.
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Maine businesses expect strong finish to summer tourism season
A sunny Labor Day weekend has helped tourism-dependent business make up for a slow, rainy start.
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Home ready in Maine for family waiting in Riyadh
Buoyed by local supporters, El-Fadel Arbab has been working 3 jobs to keep his family safe in a hotel in Saudi Arabia while waiting for his wife’s travel visa to be issued.
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Soggy, late hay harvest could further imperil struggling farms
Wet weather has prevented farmers from harvesting hay, leaving them with costly or unappealing options to feed their livestock.
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Unfurling the facts in the 1901 Maine state flag debate
History, politics and design sensibilities collide as residents of the Pine Tree State consider which banner to embrace.
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A walk to remember loved ones killed in Burundi
Members of Maine’s Banyamulenge community call attention to the Gatumba refugee camp massacre, where hundreds of the ethnic minority were killed or injured.
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Campaign spotlights oft-ignored yield-to-bus law
It’s not optional – if a Metro bus is flashing its yield sign, let it in. That’s the message of a new campaign designed to get people to comply with a 2019 law.
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Bank offers first Islamic mortgages based in Maine
The program is viewed as a watershed initiative for Maine’s immigrant community.