When the holidays arrive, so do the unique light forms of Pandora LaCasse, making city streets, trees and sidewalks ‘a little magical.’
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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Chinese exchange widening horizons
Expansion of UMaine at Farmington’s relationship with China holds potential for the whole state.
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Feature Obituary: Myra Roberts, 95, gifted athlete with a passion for life
SANFORD – Throughout her life, if Myra Lillian Sawyer Roberts was awake, she was moving. Her 1933 yearbook from Wilton Academy noted that her athletic speed was unlike anything ever seen in the history of Franklin County, according to her son, Peter Roberts of Worcester, Mass. She was named most athletic female when she graduated […]
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Maine woman dies in crash in Massachusetts
Raina Jensen, 27, graduated from Deering High School.
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Car crashes into Brunswick Walmart
Andrea Kreitman, 47, received non-life-threatening injuries, police say.
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Dan Paradee, Maine Turnpike’s PR manager, dies
Known for dressing in a moose costume at the York toll plaza, he liked connecting with people.
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Turnpike spokesman dies after cancer battle
Each Labor Day, Dan Paradee donned a moose suit, stationed himself at the York toll plaza and doled out token gifts to tourists leaving the state.
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Discipline in SchoolsBig changes loom in state’s restraint rules
Officials get advice from educators and children’s advocates as they seek to clarify state policy on a range of disciplinary tactics.
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Problems down, scores up
Westbrook students are achieving more academic success thanks to the shared efforts of parents, teachers and community members.
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City school business manager heads to Yarmouth
Herb Hopkins says he chose to move on following an administrative shake-up in Maine’s largest school district.