President Barack Obama unveiled a series of proposals Thursday that would create a rating system for colleges, linking the amount of federal aid they would receive.
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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Dad: Westbrook tot ‘was fine’ at bedtime
An autopsy is conducted on the body of a girl, age 2, found dead in her playpen Monday morning.
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Autopsy conducted in death of Westbrook 2-year-old
The child had no marks, injuries or other immediate indication of trauma or foul play, police say.
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Developer delays project at newspaper’s former home
Jim Brady of Yarmouth intends to start building a 110-room luxury hotel early next year.
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Portland’s panhandling restriction may beg bigger question
While vagrants on medians may be a symptom of a larger problem, solutions are elusive.
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UMaine gets grant to create Penobscot Nation dictionary
The federal grant will help create the first comprehensive printed and searchable online dictionary of the endangered language of the Penobscot Indian Nation.
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Knight’s reasons for solitude could go back to late teens, experts say
While it remains unclear what led Christopher Knight to hide in the Maine woods for 27 years, behavior experts speculate what led him to live the life of a woodsman and petty thief.
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N.H. hospital to join MaineHealth system
Memorial in North Conway is the first hospital outside Maine to joint the group.
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Poor planning adds to Maine’s foster care crisis
Not only is funding in jeopardy, but the state’s child welfare bureaucracy failed to anticipate the growing need, fueled by drug use and addiction.
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Maine plan takes action to address Alzheimer’s
The plan calls on state agencies, local businesses and philanthropic groups to make Alzheimer’s a priority.