Noel Gallagher covers K-12 and higher education issues statewide. Her stories are a mix of breaking news and trend stories. In recent years, they’ve ranged from why college costs so much, the launch of the state’s first charter schools, how a school welcomed a transgender student and why Maine schools have a hard time finding teachers. She’s enough of a news nerd to enjoy sitting through legislative education committee meetings and hours-long school board meetings so you don’t have to. The Maine Press Association has honored Noel’s work, but she says she writes for the readers, in the firm belief that an informed citizenry is key to a healthy democracy. Noel is a California native who has worked at wire services, online websites and newspapers across the country. She was in Washington D.C. during the early Clinton years, covering AIDS activism in 1990s San Francisco, documenting the business of wine in Sonoma County and riding out the boom and bust cycle of the early Internet era in early 2000s Silicon Valley. She arrived in Maine at the beginning of the recession and wrote quite a bit about the downturn here. In her free time, Noel writes the occasional cookbook review, spends an inordinate amount of time at the Portland Public Library and hangs out with her three fabulous kids and wonderful husband. She is not a former member of the band Oasis.
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PublishedAugust 8, 2018
Republican lawmaker calls for committee probe into allegations against Dillon Bates
The two-term Democratic lawmaker from Westbrook and former teacher and coach is accused of inappropriate behavior with students.
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PublishedAugust 6, 2018
Lawmaker accused of misconduct with students resigns coaching position at Massabesic High
Dillon Bates of Westbrook, a Democrat who faces allegations of inappropriate relations with female students, has informed RSU 57 that he won’t coach the cross-country team at Massabesic this fall.
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PublishedAugust 4, 2018
Fast-moving thunderstorms barrel through Maine
Whitefield gets about 2 inches of rain and small-stream advisories are issued for towns in the Carrabassett Valley area.
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PublishedAugust 4, 2018
Talks continue between Consolidated Communications and unions
The company says it hopes an agreement can be reached before the midnight Saturday deadline.
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PublishedAugust 4, 2018
Barefoot man flees York police, remains at large
Facing multiple warrants, Corey W. Paradise eludes authorities in dramatic fashion, reminiscent of a similar chase in 2014.
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PublishedAugust 3, 2018
House speaker calls for lawmaker from her own party to resign over alleged misconduct with students
Dillon Bates, a two-term Democratic lawmaker, coach and former teacher, was accused of inappropriate relationships with several students in a publication that cited anonymous sources. His lawyer says the allegations are untrue.
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PublishedAugust 3, 2018
Lincolnville woman known for passion for animals is hit, killed by boat on Damariscotta Lake
Kristen McKellar was swimming Thursday night when she was struck, the Maine Warden Service says.
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PublishedAugust 2, 2018
Russian-backed troll Twitter accounts targeted Maine politicians
Sen. Collins came under fire particularly for her Affordable Care Act vote in 2017, when she was blasted with hundreds of critical tweets from a right-wing perspective.
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PublishedJuly 29, 2018
An effective way to reach students, texting has risks
The now-ubiquitous communication tool can cross professional borders, prompting policies in schools meant to safeguard teachers and kids alike.
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PublishedJuly 20, 2018
Stormy Daniels, porn star in the national spotlight, is booked to perform at Portland strip club
Daniels, who says she had sex with Donald Trump and was paid to stay silent about it, is scheduled for shows in September at PT’s Showclub.
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