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
June 25, 2021

Dresden resident sworn in as Hallowell-area school district’s newest board member

Jeffrey Bickford replaces Jeffrey Pierce, who resigned from the Regional School Unit 2 school board in early May, as a Dresden representative.
Published
June 24, 2021

How to return: Central Maine schools considering many options for next fall

With coronavirus restrictions being lifted, some schools have a sense of what students should expect when they return, while others are waiting for more guidance in the coming months.
Published
June 20, 2021

Little Free Libraries encourage summer reading in Augusta

By the end of June, the city is expected to have eight Little Free Library locations.
Published
June 18, 2021

Gardiner-area community in uproar over AP English summer reading book list

After complaints from “concerned” community members, Maine School Administrative District 11 opted to allow students to choose any nonfiction book instead of having them pick one from a 33-title list that had been generated for the college-level elective course.
Published
June 17, 2021

Hallowell-area school district partners with Kennebec Behavior Health to help students return to in-person learning

Having an extra counselor at the Hall-Dale schools is expected to be beneficial for both teachers and students as district officials prepare for the possibility of the “unknown” in the fall.
Published
June 17, 2021

Winthrop to vote on proposed $12.03 million school budget

Public school officials propose $5,119 decrease to current spending for 2021-22.
Published
June 16, 2021

Gardiner-area school district joins lawsuit against e-cigarette companies

Superintendent Pat Hopkins suggested the idea to the Maine School Administrative District 11 school board, which unanimously agreed the district should join the action.
Published
June 15, 2021

Gardiner-area teacher Raye Anne DeSoto named Kennebec County Teacher of the Year

DeSoto was nominated by a parent for her willingness to “go above and beyond” with every single one of her students.
Published
June 11, 2021

Erskine Academy graduates 128 Friday night at the Augusta Civic Center

Despite a year shaken by COVID-19, the high school students learned how to persevere in their own ways.
Published
June 9, 2021

Hallowell-area school district residents narrowly pass $32.61 million budget

While the Regional School Unit 2 budget passed by a 51-vote margin, Richmond also voted in favor of withdrawing from the school district but didn’t receive enough votes to verify it.