Portland’s Ocean Avenue school is eight months ahead of schedule and $5.4 million under budget.
Kelley Bouchard
Staff Writer
Kelley writes about Maine businesses large and small, focusing on economic development, workforce initiatives and the state’s leading business organizations. Her wider experience includes municipal and state government, immigration, education, transportation, 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, streaming foreign TV series and kayaking at camp.
Brunswick man named political Rising Star
Politics Magazine will feature Democrat Toby McGrath of Maine Street Solutions in its June issue.
PATHS welding students ace certification test
Fifteen of 22 students passed all four sections of exam based on professional standards of the American Welding Society.
Deering HS principal candidates to be interviewed
The position attracted applicants from Maine and other states, including California and Nevada, but no employees of Portland public schools.
Mainer named Rising Star in politics
Toby McGrath of Brunswick ran Obama’s campaign in Maine and is managing Steve Rowe’s gubernatorial effort.
Falmouth senior awarded $100,000 scholarship
Ryan Gao is a member of the science team and plans to attend Stanford University.
Falmouth student wins $100,000 college scholarship
Senior Ryan Gao plans to study science and math at Stanford University.
Morse scales back plan to reorganize school leader jobs
The superintendent wants to hire three key administrators and get their advice on further changes.
Vocational schools moving down path to sharing programs, costs
A task force tonight will present its study on merging leadership jobs at PATHS and in Westbrook.
Portland to seek federal aid for school programs
The School Committee will be asked to OK applications for improvement funds for Riverton, Portland High and music programs.