Riley covers education for the Press Herald. Before moving to Portland, she spent two years in Kenai, Alaska, reporting on local government, schools and natural resources for the public radio station KDLL as part of the Report for America program. Riley originally hails from Sarasota, Florida, and is a graduate of Middlebury College in Vermont, where she served as the editor-in-chief of the college’s student newspaper, The Campus. She has interned at the Burlington Free Press, and at the Smithsonian Institution’s Folklife Magazine in Washington, D.C. Outside of work, Riley is passionate about roller skating, cooking and her cat, Edgar.
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PublishedDecember 2, 2024
Amid lawsuit and protest, UMaine System moves ahead with sale of Hutchinson Center to nonprofit
The system plans to progress with the sale of the building to Waldo Community Action Partners despite a lawsuit by Calvary Chapel Belfast alleging religious discrimination in the sale process for the Belfast building.
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PublishedDecember 2, 2024
‘Hard to love’ landmark awaits demolition as USM eyes land for faculty housing
The round concrete building that was home to the University of Maine School of Law has been vacant for almost two years, but it’s too expensive to demolish right now.
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PublishedNovember 27, 2024
Devyn Santora, Phippsburg: Food pantry manager wants people to choose what they eat
She led an overhaul of the Brunswick pantry to make it more accessible.
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PublishedNovember 25, 2024
UNE announces free tuition for some students
Applicants with a high school GPA of at least 3.85 and a family income of less than $100,000 qualify for free tuition starting next fall.
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PublishedNovember 22, 2024
Demand for English adult education courses outpaces class space in Portland region
More than 1,000 adults looking to learn English in the Portland are sitting on waitlists. Programs like those in Portland, Westbrook and Gorham are looking at collaborative solutions.
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PublishedNovember 20, 2024
Sarah Lentz chosen to continue leading Portland school board
Abusana ‘Micky’ Bondo will continue to serve as vice chair, pending a formal vote at the board’s next meeting in early December.
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PublishedNovember 20, 2024
How will Maine education be impacted by a second Trump presidency?
Donald Trump’s vows to dissolve the U.S. Department of Education could put school funding sources in jeopardy, and his policy positions could impact programs like Maine’s free breakfast and lunch, and student vaccine mandates.
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PublishedNovember 19, 2024
Belfast church suing University of Maine System over rescinded bid to purchase Hutchinson Center
The University of Maine had chosen to sell its former Belfast campus to Calvary Chapel Belfast in August, but rescinded the offer after complaints from the community about the bidding process.
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PublishedNovember 18, 2024
University of Maine System students, faculty speak against proposed changes to free speech policies
At a meeting of the system’s board, community members called on trustees to reject draft changes to the policy and to divest from Israel.
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PublishedNovember 15, 2024
UMaine to sell Hutchinson Center to Waldo nonprofit for $3 million
The university picked Calvary Chapel Belfast in the first round, but it later rescinded the offer, citing an error in the bidding assessment process.
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