Chef Heidi Parent strives to be innovative with her culinary arts program, including using COVID-19 pandemic relief funding to buy a food trailer for her students to run.
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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Another camper reported stolen from Scott’s Recreation in Manchester
The theft in late April involved a camper parked in the same spot as a camper that was stolen in October from the dealership’s overflow lot.
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Employees’ frustrations mount over lingering payroll problems in Hallowell-based school district
The head of the school employees’ union said the payroll issues have distracted staff for more than a year and that ‘poor and untimely communication’ by administrators in trying to fix the problems ‘has become unbearable.’
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Traffic to be impacted for 6 weeks as road between Richmond and Gardiner gets repaved
Lane closures will begin Monday on a 6-mile stretch of state Route 201.
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Additional violations found at Augusta residence where porch collapsed, but tenants allowed to return
The violations are considered common and are not imminently hazardous, said the city’s director of code enforcement.
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Committee explores the future of education in Dresden, including the possibility of withdrawing from RSU 2
Voters rejected efforts to withdraw from the Hallowell-based district last June, but talks about closing the town’s elementary school have given the movement new life.
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Chancellor of Penn State Beaver named new president of UMA
The hiring of Jenifer Cushman caps off the second search for a president of the Augusta-based university following a botched search last year.
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Cony student who posted photo of rifle, ‘concerning words’ will not face criminal charges
Law enforcement officials said the photo posted on social media was not a threat against Cony High School or its students and staff.
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Albion woman dies from injuries tied to attempts to start campfire in China
Liza Bragg, 46, suffered fatal burns after standing too close to a campfire, officials said.
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Partially collapsed porch at Augusta apartment building displaces 10 residents
The porch of the triple-decker building at 15 Washington St. partially collapsed due to “severe deterioration,” according to officials.