Emily Duggan

Kennebec Journal

Emily Duggan is a staff writer for the Kennebec Journal. She graduated with a degree in journalism from the University of New Hampshire, where she was a news editor and staff writer for The New Hampshire. Before working at the Kennebec Journal, she interned at the Portland Press Herald and freelanced for the Granite State News Collaborative. A Portland native, Emily loves exploring the city, reading, and playing with her two cats.

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Published
September 2, 2021

As school year begins, Augusta-area schools reveal last year’s COVID-19 cases

Five of six school districts, the exception being Regional School Unit 2, provided detailed information about how many positive COVID-19 cases they had last school year.
Published
August 30, 2021

Readfield-area school board reverses previous motion and mandates masking

More than 300 people attended, virtually and in-person Monday’s emergency meeting and 30 people spoke out in addition to hundreds of emails in response to the school district’s mask policy.
Published
August 28, 2021

Central Maine area schools opening again during pandemic with variety of masking rules

As many students return to public-school classrooms this coming week, district officials have more leeway than last year in their pandemic protocols, leading to differing precautions for COVID-19.
Published
August 27, 2021

Community members urge Readfield-area school board to rethink mask stance

Many Regional School Unit 38 students and educators still plan to wear masks, but worry for those around them who don’t.
Published
August 27, 2021

Students help bring StoryWalks to life in Readfield

The StoryWalk project was a community endeavor, from the area high school students that created the posts to the people who sponsored books to be placed in the two locations.
Published
August 26, 2021

Augusta-area schools officials urge families to return free and reduced lunch forms

Although school meals are free to all students, the form is used to collect data that results in federal funding to public schools.
Published
August 25, 2021

Masking will be ‘strongly encouraged’ for the unvaccinated in Readfield-area schools

Masking will be a decision left for parents to make for their students, but Regional School Unit 38 will participate in pool testing to avoid long periods of quarantine for close contacts.
Published
August 24, 2021

Renovations underway to update University of Maine at Augusta student center

The goal of renovating the Randall Student Center is to increase the value of the building’s resources for current and prospective students.
Published
August 22, 2021

Local high schoolers receive national certifications for firefighting

Newly certified junior firefighters in Farmingdale and Monmouth, 16 and 17 years old, have already earned their place on those towns’ fire crews.
Published
August 20, 2021

Gardiner-area school district mandates masks, creates COVID-19 response committee

More than 300 people tuned in to the school board’s livestreamed meeting Thursday night, and the meeting was moved to the Little Theater at Gardiner Area High School in response to the large in-person crowd.