The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is leading the investigation into the death of the whale known to marine scientists as ‘Chunk.’
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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Quicksand startles woman who suddenly sinks hip deep at Popham Beach
Rangers at the state park were expected to install warning signs telling beachgoers what to do if they step in supersaturated sand.
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More than 72,000 people enter this year’s Maine moose hunting permit lottery
Residents and nonresidents registered online in hopes of winning 1 of 4,105 permits that will be distributed via a drawing in June.
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Maine unemployment rate holds steady in April
The preliminary rate for last month is 3.1%, down slightly from March, the Maine Department of Labor reports.
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Maine wood products companies get $1.6 million in federal grants
Treeline Inc. in Chester, Godfrey Forest Products in Jay and Tanbark in Saco will receive funding for innovative projects.
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MEMIC workers’ comp premiums reduced more than 15%
The rate reduction will save more than 17,500 Maine employers as much as $31 million in total workers’ comp costs, which are among the highest in the nation.
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Spike in road fatalities prompts Maine officials to urge driver safety
So far this year, 42 people have died on Maine roads, an increase over 29 deaths at this time in 2023, but the numbers have seesawed up and down since 2020.
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Maine’s First Ship to visit Portland for maintenance, inspection
The Virginia, a reconstruction of a ship built at Popham Colony, is on course to get full Coast Guard passenger certification this fall. This summer, it’s available to carry up to 6 passengers at a time.
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Promotion of Wabanaki cultural tourism gains momentum in Maine
Tekαkαpimək Contact Station, the welcome center at Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument, is slated to open this summer. Designed in collaboration with Wabanaki leaders, it is one of the first major efforts in the state to boost Indigenous tourism.
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Portland Jetport anticipates 17% passenger increase this summer
Service expansions by Breeze, Frontier and other airlines could push summer passenger numbers to 2 million.