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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PublishedMarch 8, 2023
Richmond voters select inaugural school committee members following separation from RSU 2
Residents also approved $40,000 for start-up costs for the district during a special election Tuesday.
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PublishedMarch 4, 2023
Access denied: Authorities refuse to release records for Maine school shooter hoax calls
First Amendment advocates across New England say the sweeping decision sets a dangerous precedent.
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PublishedMarch 1, 2023
Collapsed culvert in Jefferson will close Route 17 for several weeks and cost around $1.5 million to repair
Route 17 to be closed until the end of March and drivers are being directed to an 11-mile detour on the road between Augusta and Rockland.
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PublishedFebruary 27, 2023
State entomologist demonstrates how to curb browntail moths this winter, ahead of the spring
Maine Forest Service entomologist Colleen Teerling gave a presentation Saturday to a small crowd at Gardiner Public Library on how to use a pole pruner and saw to cut browntail moth nests out of trees.
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PublishedFebruary 22, 2023
Culvert collapse in Jefferson results in 11-mile detour
Crews are working to determine what caused the structure on Route 17 to collapse Tuesday evening.
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PublishedFebruary 14, 2023
School meals served on remote learning days will now be reimbursed by the state
The news could be a boon to central Maine districts that were facing thousands of dollars of unbudgeted expenses or ending the school year in late June.
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PublishedFebruary 13, 2023
School until late June or thousands of dollars in unbudgeted expenses?
Districts, including those based in Augusta, Gardiner and Winthrop, are no longer reimbursed for providing students meals on remote learning days, complicating efforts to reschedule missed hours of instruction.
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PublishedFebruary 10, 2023
Officials unable to pinpoint source of foul odor in the air in Augusta area
The Augusta Fire Department said the smell is not coming from the city, but that the investigation is ongoing.
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PublishedFebruary 9, 2023
Richmond must drastically increase short-term school budget and hire administrators as soon as possible, consultant says
“The financial consequences of not being ready are far more serious than the fact you might be short,” consultant Jack Turcott told the committee overseeing the town’s transition out of Regional School Unit 2.
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PublishedFebruary 3, 2023
Six candidates vie for spots on inaugural Richmond school board
The special election will be held on March 7.
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