Kelley Bouchard writes about what’s happening in Maine and beyond, with a focus on South Portland, Scarborough, Cape Elizabeth and other communities in Cumberland County. Her interests include housing, immigration, human rights, history, aging issues, sustainability, the environment and the untold story. A Maine native and University of Maine graduate, she was a college intern for two summers at the former Lewiston Evening Journal. Before joining the staff of the Portland Press Herald/Maine Sunday Telegram in 1998, she was a reporter for 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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PublishedFebruary 9, 2011
Portland schools approve retirement incentive
Officials facing a tight budget offer the enhanced packages to about 200 workers to reduce payroll and layoffs.
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PublishedFebruary 8, 2011
Casco Bay High School has room to grow
A task force recommends adding 100 students to the school within three years.
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PublishedFebruary 7, 2011
Maine’s robotics teams give engineering a spin
While the teens must raise thousands of dollars and spend countless hours, it’s not just about the ‘bots.
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PublishedFebruary 3, 2011
For local superintendents, deciding when to cancel school often a tough call
When Reza Namin visits a classroom in one of Westbrook’s four elementary schools, children often recognize him for the one thing he does as superintendent that affects them directly. One student invariably pipes up, “You’re the man who calls school off on snow days!” While students and staff members often relish snow days as unexpected […]
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PublishedFebruary 2, 2011
At-risk Westbrook students chart new course for success
The program targets the dropout rate by bridging the middle school, high school gap.
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PublishedFebruary 1, 2011
Portland superintendent cancels school Wednesday
Wednesday’s storm is expected to start in the early morning hours and bring 9 to 18 inches of snow.
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PublishedJanuary 31, 2011
Music programs get tuneup
Portland’s audit is part of an effort to make better-informed school spending decisions.
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PublishedJanuary 30, 2011
Aid dries up; schools brace for shortfalls
It wasn’t unexpected, but districts are still looking at ‘horrible’ times thanks to a $60 million reduction.
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PublishedJanuary 27, 2011
Report: Structure UMaine programs to feed businesses
The chancellor says he has concluded that higher education translates into economic development.
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PublishedJanuary 26, 2011
Maine students reach top 10 on national science test
Fourth-graders tied for fifth and eighth-graders tied for eighth in an assessment done in 45 states.
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