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
May 27, 2021

Dresden officials sending out flyer urging opposition to proposed RSU 2 budget

The flyer, which has already been posted on the town’s website and social media, is expected to go out in the next week. It has generated a variety of responses on social media.
Published
May 27, 2021

The show goes on at Readfield-area high school

Production was written, directed and acted by Maranacook Community High School students.
Published
May 24, 2021

Gardiner-area bus driver to retire after 50 years

Barbara Astbury has driven three generations to school in Maine School Administrative District 11 in her career as a bus driver.
Published
May 21, 2021

Whitefield students get hands-on aquaponics experience with school garden

Plants and seeds from the Whitefield Elementary School are being sold from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday.
Published
May 21, 2021

Tick worries prompt school officials to spray Hall-Dale Elementary School grounds

Dresden Elementary and Hall-Dale Elementary Schools have had the greatest amount of ticks in Regional School Unit 2, but the Hallowell school is the priority because of summer building use.
Published
May 20, 2021

Two pedestrians killed in crash on Augusta’s Cony Road

The crash reportedly involved one car that also hit a utility pole. The driver’s identity and condition were not known Thursday night.
Published
May 19, 2021

St. Michael students get creative to pull off 6th annual walk-a-thon

Wednesday’s fundraising event benefitted not only the Augusta-based Catholic school, but the Travis Mills Foundation’s goal of paying for a family to spend two weeks at its Belgrade Lakes retreat.
Published
May 19, 2021

Virtual budget hearing brings Hallowell-area school board questions about impact of Richmond withdrawal

Residents of its member towns will determine whether Regional School Unit 2’s proposed spending plan for the 2021-2022 school year is approved when they head to the polls June 8.
Published
May 18, 2021

Richmond officials tell voters to focus on academics, not cost of stand-alone school district

In order to withdraw from Regional School Unit 2, the town of Richmond needs 822 votes, more than 50% of voters from the last gubernatorial election.
Published
May 17, 2021

Richmond couple entertain through their ‘house with the word’

What began with “Thank You” is now a five-year tradition that has many fans.