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KELLEY BOUCHARD

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26
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Sep 30, 2026
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Jul 5, 2026

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  1. Article · Sep 30, 2026 · Kelley Bouchard

    Maine employers say they need workers, so why is it hard to find a good job? (opens the original)

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    The Maine Trust for Local News wanted to get a sense of how people feel about living and working in Maine. So, we commissioned a survey to find out. Over the next few weeks, we’ll be exploring the results and hearing from dozens of people who participated. You can read all about it here. Sheila Richardson has been hanging wallpaper since her youngest was in seventh grade. She learned the skill from her grandmother and her father, then grew it into a successful business with a broad customer base

  2. Article · Sep 24, 2026 · Kelley Bouchard

    Immigration enforcement in Maine could cause critical labor shortages, report says (opens the original)

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    A new report says federal immigration enforcement could lead to the loss of up to 7,000 workers in the state and $3.3 billion in annual economic output, according to the Maine Office of New Americans. The state-commissioned report, released Thursday, analyzes the contributions of over 30,000 foreign-born workers in Maine and explores the potential impacts of federal immigration enforcement on the state’s workforce and economy. Prepared by Maine-based Wallace Economic Advisers, the report shows t

  3. Article · Sep 18, 2026 · Kelley Bouchard

    New Balance gets military contract for athletic shoes made in Skowhegan (opens the original)

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    New Balance has been awarded a contract to produce athletic shoes for the U.S. military at its Skowhegan plant. Under the three-year contract, the Defense Logistics Agency will purchase a minimum of 22,000 pairs annually, which is at least 66,000 pairs, or as many as 540,000 pairs overall, according to U.S. Sen. Susan Collins. The contract is worth as much as $59 million, the senator’s staff said. That’s about $109 per pair. “Maintaining a strong American footwear supply chain is important to ou

  4. Article · Sep 14, 2026 · Kelley Bouchard

    L.L.Bean unveils renovated flagship store in Freeport (opens the original)

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    FREEPORT — L.L.Bean re-opened its flagship store to shoppers from near and far on Monday, showing off the results of a $50 million renovation that puts a new, two-tiered trout pond and first-floor shoe department front and center. From the expanded lobby, a new grand staircase rises to the second floor, where an atrium-style mezzanine gives shoppers in the women’s and children’s departments overhead views of the pond and main entryway. Around the corner from the pond is the stream tank, home to

  5. Article · Sep 11, 2026 · Kelley Bouchard

    25 years: Mainers hold solemn ceremonies recalling the 9/11 attacks (opens the original)

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    PORTLAND — Emotions are still raw and memories still clear 25 years after the 9/11 terrorist attacks killed 2,977 people, including 343 firefighters and 72 law enforcement officers. Patty Lynch was a customer service representative at TD Bank in South Portland, where the horrific events of Sept. 11, 2001, were unfolding on a television in the waiting area. “It was utter shock,” said Lynch, 66, of Portland. “It was overwhelming. I felt like other people weren’t affected as much as me.” She would

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