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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PublishedNovember 9, 2021
Amid outbreak, Winthrop Public Schools extend Thanksgiving break
The Winthrop School Committee met Tuesday to discuss options in light of multiple COVID-19 outbreaks since the start of the academic year.
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PublishedNovember 8, 2021
Richmond residents fill busing void caused by COVID-19
Regional School Unit 2 officials offer few new details about why bus transportation has been suspended.
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PublishedNovember 7, 2021
RSU 2 announces Richmond school buses will not run for the next week
Richmond Police Department offer to lend a hand getting students to school after RSU 2 announced early Sunday evening families will be without school bus transportation from Nov. 8 to 16.
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PublishedNovember 3, 2021
Majority of Richmond voters in favor of starting withdrawal process again
The town completed the process and voted to leave, but did not have enough votes to validate it.
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PublishedOctober 28, 2021
Augusta teachers exhausted by pandemic-era instruction as student problems spike
Cony Middle and High School teachers say the first two months of the 2021-22 school have brought “extreme exhaustion and stress.”
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PublishedOctober 15, 2021
Pair of Richmond students get national recognition for yearbook they helped start in middle school
Now-high school students, Lila Viselli and Izzy Stewart helped start the yearbook in Richmond Middle School after a six-year hiatus and are being recognized for their work two years later.
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PublishedOctober 9, 2021
Swine & Stein Brewfest returns bigger than ever
More than a thousand people attend Saturday’s annual Gardiner food and beverage event.
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PublishedOctober 9, 2021
School nurses report an uptick in angry parents and school districts have had to step in
Some schools districts remind parents that nurses are doing their job and should be treated “with kindness and respect,” while others turn to robocalls and email to limit verbal interactions.
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PublishedOctober 8, 2021
Winthrop schools mandate COVID-19 vaccine for substitute teachers, volunteers
Winthrop Public Schools are looking ahead and discussing what a federal mandate might mean for full-time staff.
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PublishedOctober 7, 2021
After Richmond police officer resigns, Selectboard member attempts to calm social media anxiety
After members of the Selectboard accepted Officer Doug Bellevue’s resignation Monday night, residents on the Richmond Friends and Families Facebook page expressed concerns, including that the position could go unfilled.
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