The 9-year-old multi-organ transplant recipient is ‘in her territory,’ welcomed by fire trucks, friends and family pets.
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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‘Amazing will to live’ gives this Maine girl an edge
With the support of her grandparents, 9-year-old Alannah Shevenell fought a particularly aggressive tumor, had a six-organ transplant and still survived.
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Yarmouth’s fire chief takes a bow
After 55 years, Chief Byron ‘Pat’ Fairbanks is retiring – with thanks from a grateful community.
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Maine Diocese pushes back on birth control rule
Requiring nonprofits to cover staffers’ contraception violates the Constitution, church officials say.
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RSU 5 seeks input on Freeport High changes
School officials have hired PDT Architects of Portland to produce a master plan to improve the safety, accessibility and appearance of the high school, which was built in 1961.
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Ron Paul in Maine: Visit to USM Gorham is creating a stir
Politically informed students are interested, along with those who are happy because ‘not much happens in Gorham.’
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Public praises OceanView project at Falmouth hearing
Residents offer ideas and raise a few concerns about the housing planned for two ex-school sites.
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Free speech gets the nod in Freeport
Wary of a lawsuit, councilors end the removal of anonymous publications from Town Hall.
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Local schools plan dual-diploma French program
North Yarmouth Academy and L’Ecole Francaise team up to offer students a degree recognized by France.
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Yarmouth to hold hearing on removing dams
Five of seven councilors agreed in December that two town-owned dams should be removed.