The head of the private school in Portland says it tried to strike a balance ‘between destigmatizing suicide and making sure we’re protecting the privacy of the people involved.’
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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Junior is second Waynflete student to die by suicide this school year
For the second time in five months, the private school in Portland posts an unusually open and poignant message about one of its students taking her life.
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South Portland school budget proposal up 3.7 percent
Superintendent Ken Kunin presents a $47.8 million spending proposal that would add 31 cents to the property tax rate.
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South Portland police step up minority recruitment, outreach
Department officials hope that building stronger relationships with minority and immigrant communities will help expand the applicant pool and increase diversity in the mostly white, male department.
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South Portland council makes part of Knightville street two-way again
Some business owners fight the change, which will turn some angled parking into fewer parallel spaces.
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South Portland Council’s decision on appointment raises diversity issue
City Councilor Brad Fox fails in an effort to have an African-American woman appointed to the city’s Civil Service Commission.
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South Portland to consider pesticides ordinance
The partial ban of synthetic pesticides would apply to city-owned and private lawns, gardens and sidewalks, but it would exclude commercial agriculture, golf courses and other home uses.
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Bag fee, plastic foam ban take effect Tuesday in South Portland
The City Council approved the ordinances unanimously last September.
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Cape Elizabeth student’s photo wins contest, will hang at U.S. Capitol
The black-and-white photo of a grizzled farmer in Friendship took top honors for Maine’s 1st District.
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Committee hears conflicting views on bill that aims to protect gun ranges in Maine
Supporters say more than 100 shooting ranges across the state are threatened by increasing development in rural areas, challenging their futures and Maine’s hunting heritage.