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Emily Duggan
Staff Writer
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.
Posted inLocal & State
Clinics in Augusta, Richmond offer free COVID-19 vaccines this week
The Pfizer, Moderna and Johnson & Johnson vaccines will all be available.
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Posted inLocal & State, Schools and Education
Richmond committee restarts, eyes November vote on withdrawal from school district
Committee to try again on withdrawal from Regional School Unit 2 and hopes to have question on next November’s ballot.
Posted inLocal & State
Augusta Armory clinic administers more than 3,500 vaccine shots last week, officials say
Saturday’s clinic had the highest turnout, with 1,206 people, and more walk-in clinics are planned for Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday this week.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Local & State
‘America’s Funniest Home Videos’ to feature a Richmond family’s Santa clip Sunday
Bob White forgot all about the video he submitted a year ago, until he received a text this week with the good news that the clip of him personating a Santa Claus statue would air on the show.
Posted inLocal & State, Uncategorized
Gardiner Middle School teachers, staff camp outside for hunger
Principal Sara Sims began the challenge, promising to camp overnight at school if students donated at least 500 food items. They ended up donating over 3,000, prompting other staff and teachers to join the camp out.
Posted inCops & Courts, Local & State
Police bring peaceful end to standoff in Hallowell
Officers responded to Water Street about 7 p.m. Saturday, but the call escalated quickly into a standoff with an individual, according to officials.
Posted inLocal & State, Schools and Education
Readfield-area school to add early release days to address warnings of teacher burnout
The early release days will start in February and go through May, even as one school board member said that teachers need mental health time rather than more time to do more work.
Posted inLocal & State, Schools and Education, Sports, Varsity Maine
Hallowell-area school district denies unvaccinated athlete’s request to play basketball maskless
The request by Hall-Dale junior TJ Wilson has touched off questions about the local process for evaluating exemptions to pandemic protocols.
Posted inLocal & State, Schools and Education
Richmond school buses will not run for a 3rd week in a row after COVID-19 cases
Superintendent Tonya Arnold said Tuesday she could not offer any more information on the situation, which officials have confirmed started because of the impact of COVID-19 on staff.