Garrett Cormier’s mother, who teaches at Lyman Moore Middle School, came upon the scene shortly after police.
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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L’Ecole Francaise du Maine
The South Freeport school adds a prestigious accreditation from France’s Ministry of Education
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State awards high school diplomas to seven
Under the law, the state may issue diplomas to students whose education was disrupted by hospitalization, homelessness and other causes.
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No vacation from good nutrition
A new program in Portland aims to keep lower-income families from going hungry in summer.
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Maine student volunteers to be honored at Fenway
Known as the Maine Action Team, the students are scheduled to meet Boston Red Sox players Jason Varitek, David Ortiz, Mike Cameron and Bill Hall.
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Bowdoin team heads to Singapore for robotics games
The Northern Bites, seeded second in this year’s competition, will be among 24 teams competing for the robotics soccer world championship in the Standard Platform League.
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USM to host international conference on tech learning
The three-day Diverse 2010 will be held on the Portland campus in July.
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Student photos to appear on 70,000 laptops
Nineteen winning images were selected from nearly 400 entries in statewide online competition.
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City schools to review policies on foreign trips
The issue of legal liability and safety on field trips and overseas programs call for greater scrutiny, some say.
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Portland’s new academic chief starts July 1
David Galin has been curriculum director of School Administrative Distrct 51 in Cumberland and North Yarmouth for six years.