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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PublishedOctober 4, 2018
Missing teacher sought help for anxiety the day before she disappeared, husband says
A lead about a possible sighting of Kristin Westra doesn’t pan out, leaving authorities to consider all possibilities as they continue their search for the elementary school teacher from North Yarmouth.
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PublishedOctober 3, 2018
Education, economy grab attention at forum with 4 candidates for governor
The contenders also field questions on health care, the opioid crisis and the state’s workforce at the Portland Regional Chamber event.
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PublishedOctober 1, 2018
Three Maine schools named ‘Blue Ribbon’ schools for academic progress
Frenchville, Yarmouth and Falmouth schools are honored by the U.S. Department of Education.
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PublishedOctober 1, 2018
Obama endorses Democrat Jared Golden in bid to unseat Poliquin in 2nd District
The former president also tweets his support for 11 Democrats running for the Maine Legislature, including Senate candidates Karen Kusiak and Tom Wright.
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PublishedSeptember 28, 2018
TV ad spending heats up in Maine’s race for governor
A Democratic group has reported another $300,000 ad buy, and a Republican group is spending another $150,000.
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PublishedSeptember 28, 2018
Safe, not sorry: Football game called off because of concerns over hand, foot and mouth disease
Friday night’s Scarborough-Massabesic contest was canceled because Massabesic High has reported cases of coxsackievirus, school officials say.
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PublishedSeptember 26, 2018
Maine Democrats outraising Republicans almost 2-to-1 this election season
Democrats have brought in $7.5 million, while Republicans and unenrolled candidates have each raised $4.3 million, producing a $16.1 million total – more than double the amount raised at this point in 2014.
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PublishedSeptember 25, 2018
Mills the top fundraiser in Maine’s race for governor, new reports show
The Democrat took in more than twice as much as Republican Shawn Moody in the latest two-month reporting period, while Alan Caron loaned himself another $240,000 and Terry Hayes broke the $1 million mark in Clean Elections funding.
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PublishedSeptember 25, 2018
When time comes for candidate debates, the underdogs have no stage fright. Here’s why.
In the final stretch to November’s elections, debate season will heat up and candidates low in the polls will get the exposure they need.
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PublishedSeptember 24, 2018
Maine Republican Party reports $133,000 ad buy to target Democrat Mills
The party’s political action committee targets Democrat Janet Mills with $133,235 in TV ads, bringing its total spending in the governor’s race to over $500,000.
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