Superintendent Jim Hodgkin will ask the town to designate the funds for a mandatory paving project at the Winthrop Grade School. The cost increased from a year ago when the initial estimate was made.
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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Rick Amero permanently hired as superintendent of Hallowell-based school district
Rick Amero, former Monmouth Academy principal, will become RSU 2’s new superintendent.
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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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Fire destroys Monmouth home, cause unknown
The fire was reported at noon on Saturday and the fire marshal is looking into the cause of the fire.
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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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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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School officials tasked with closing $6 million gap consider staff cuts, closing elementary school
Superintendent Jim Anastasio said the board will have to figure out how to close the multimillion-dollar shortfall that’s caused by necessary expenses, such as an increase in natural gas, electricity, transportation and tuition for special education.
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Winthrop school board raises substitute ed tech pay by $30 a day to attract workers
The move to match the $130-a-day rate substitute teachers are paid makes Winthrop Public Schools among the highest-paying district in the Augusta area for substitute education technicians.
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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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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.