Ashley Ouellette was just 15 when her body was discovered on a road in Scarborough early on February 10, 1999. Every parent’s nightmare, the homicide case hasn’t been closed, but authorities insist it’s far from cold.
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’s youngest immigrants follow parents to citizenship
The 29 children, ages 1 to 17, came from all over the world and now live throughout southern Maine.
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South Portland to change controversial proficiency-based grading at high school
The change will take effect in the 2019-2020 school year, a decision that followed increasing complaints about the accuracy, fairness and complexity of the system adopted four years ago.
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First Maine baby of 2019 is a girl born in Presque Isle
Karly Drue Williams beats out Lev McGuckin, who was born in Portland, by just a few minutes.
Posted inPolitics
LePage pardons former legislator for felony drug trafficking
Former state Rep. Jeffrey Pierce, R-Dresden, lost his re-election bid last fall after Democrats revealed he had a felony drug conviction 35 years ago, then hunted when he was legally prohibited from possessing firearms, records show.
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Chinese nationals charged with sex trafficking in Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont
An indictment says the husband-and-wife team recruited women in China and coerced them into prostitution after they arrived in the U.S.
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Robert Bryan, half of original ‘Bert and I’ duo, dies at age 87
With Marshall Dodge, he popularized the Maine humor known to many Americans.
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Bright fireball seen in the sky over Maine
The meteor is part of the Geminid shower, which is expected to peak Thursday night.
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South Portland vape shop near middle school, sparks outrage
SOUTH PORTLAND — A vape and smoke shop that opened across the street from Mahoney Middle School has upset some residents and pushed city officials to consider whether all smoking-related businesses – not just marijuana shops – should be prohibited near schools. The City Council is on track to ban medical marijuana stores or dispensaries […]