The school buses, which were awarded from the federal Clean School Bus program but soon broke down, have been off the road since early this year. Though the buses have now passed inspection, School Board members are uncertain about whether to put them back in service.
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.
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Update: Cony teacher dies as result of crash at Augusta intersection
Hunter Davis, 21, was a daily substitute teacher and esports coach at Cony High School.
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Richmond residents approve $8.2 million school budget, $2.9 million town budget
Precise amounts were not immediately available, but minor adjustments were made at the annual town meeting that slightly lowered the $2.9 million proposed municipal budget.
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Update: Four taken to hospital after three-vehicle crash Saturday night in Winthrop
The crash at the intersection of Route 202 and Winthrop Center Road closed the road for about five hours while the Maine State Police reconstructed the crash.
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Ian Fournier, Monmouth Academy
No matter the time of day — unless it’s during school hours — Ian Fournier is ready to spring into action. As a junior firefighter with the Monmouth Fire Department, he is on call all hours of the day and yet, it has not impinged on his swimming or academics at Monmouth Academy. Fournier […]
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Madison Oliver, Mount View High School
Madison Oliver knows what hard work is. After school on Mondays, she volunteers and when she’s not volunteering, she’s working as a waitress at Ralph’s Café in Brooks, or as a certified nursing assistant. In school, at Mount View High School where she’s graduating this year, she’s on the math and art teams, the […]
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Highlighting 2024 central Maine area graduates
This spring, we reached out to students in the class of 2024 throughout the coverage area for the Kennebec Journal, Morning Sentinel and Central Maine Sunday, hoping to hear from them about their lives. Despite everything, the students in the class of 2024 are optimistic.
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Lainey Cooley, Gardiner Area High School
Lainey Cooley is ready to take on a new challenge in a big city. After living in Gardiner her whole life and attending Gardiner Area High School, where she is valedictorian of the class of 2024, she’s set for a new experience. Cooley, 18, plans to attend Wentworth Institute of Technology in Boston and […]
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Eben Michaud, Winthrop High School
As a senior at Winthrop High School, Eben Michaud has already started to embark on his next chapter in life. Before he starts college, Michaud will be able to say that he became a medic, went to basic training and visited several countries in Europe. Michaud, 18, joined the Maine Army National Guard in […]
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Alice Willette, Waterville High School
“I can’t beat you in a race, but I can build a robot that can beat you,” Alice Willette likes to tell people. While Willette admits she doesn’t have the best athletic ability, she thrives in her love for building robots and spends her time on the robotics team. Willette started with Lego Robotics […]