City officials want more information before acting on a consultant’s proposal for cutting utility costs.
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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City Hall says bye-bye … we’ll miss whoopie pies
The popular Clock Tower Cafe will keep some favorites, but create a healthier menu.
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Portland school leaders attend team-building retreats
The four-day program is being led by Rice & Associates, a Greensboro, N.C., consulting firm that specializes in management change in business and industry.
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Morse picks four more leadership team members
The School Committee will consider the superintendent’s selections for reorganization when it meets in August.
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SMCC cuts four jobs, fearing loss of funding
School subsidies could drop by $550,000 if Congress fails to approve new money for Medicaid.
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Hall School group told to halt own fundraising
Boosters of the Many Rivers program will join PTO efforts so the whole school will benefit.
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Mainer among ‘most beautiful’ on Capitol Hill
Jessa Merrill, a Kennebunkport native, is particularly good at spotting Secret Service agents.
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Island schools to study energy use
The Island Institute launches an educational program funded by Time Warner Cable.
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Open wide and say … drilling, filling may spark dental careers
High-school students try their hand on simulators at UNE’s Exploration Camp.
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New formula leaves some grads uncounted
Maine grapples with a federal way of calculating high school graduation rates as it focuses on raising its percentage to 90.