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
January 17, 2021

Richmond can move forward with withdrawal from RSU 2

Mark Bauer, the lawyer for Regional School Unit 2, says the town and district have finalized details of the separation.
Published
January 17, 2021

Gardiner, Augusta Civil Rights Teams honor Martin Luther King Jr. with virtual celebration

Despite remote learning since winter break, Gardiner’s and Augusta’s Civil Rights Teams have found ways to celebrate MLK Jr. Day, while Skowhegan Area High School is focusing on personal pronouns.
Published
January 15, 2021

Augusta’s Cony High School to offer African American studies class next academic year

The class will be taught by T.J. Maines, starting with African history before the beginning of the United States and ending with the Black Lives Matter movement.
Published
January 15, 2021

Hallowell-, Readfield-area schools report positive COVID-19 cases

Prekindergarten students at Hall-Dale and Readfield elementary schools are attending class remotely Friday.
Published
January 14, 2021

Augusta Board of Education discusses risk of unrest at, near State House

Since Augusta does not have in-person learning Wednesdays, Superintendent James Anastasio says he does not expect students to face safety issues related to the presidential inauguration.
Published
January 13, 2021

Hall Dale Elementary in Hallowell reports positive COVID-19 case

The fourth-graders at Hall Dale Elementary School will be fully remote until Monday, Jan. 25.
Published
January 13, 2021

Routine changes and fear of uncertainty is causing anxiety in students

Molly Donovan enrolled her two daughters in home schooling after they expressed fear of COVID-19. Donovan said that the level of anxiety her children have shown her is “terrifying.”
Published
January 11, 2021

Pittston, Gardiner municipal offices close over COVID-19 exposure concerns

The Pittston town office was closed Monday, while Gardiner municipal buildings will be closed until at least Feb. 1, officials said.
Published
January 11, 2021

Monmouth, Readfield-area school to go remote because of positive COVID-19 cases

Those in grades 2 through 5 will go remote at Monmouth Memorial School and Maranacook Middle School will go remote. Both are set to return Jan. 19.
Published
January 10, 2021

Central Maine schools consider options for next round of federal coronavirus relief funding

With the state set to receive more than $183 million for schools from the latest COVID-19 relief package, school officials across central Maine are discussing best uses for the money.