Winthrop Middle School received the $1,000 prize for coming in the top three across the state in the Teens to Trails Life Happens Outside Challenge.
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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First-ever Blessings Dinner in Augusta aims to celebrate food, cultures from around the world
The Thanksgiving meal was hosted by the Augusta Adult and Community Education for students enrolled in the English Language Learner program.
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Family, two dogs escape uninjured from West Gardiner house fire
Fire and rescue crews from six communities responded to 15 Lindsey Lane at about 6:45 p.m. Sunday.
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Hallowell-based school district looks to next year following Richmond vote to withdraw from RSU 2
Though most of the budget operations were building-based, there are still some issues to sort out before finalizing the budget in the spring. At the same time, the district is moving forward with the process of hiring a superintendent.
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Augusta launches child care program for students taking adult education classes
At this time, the child watch program only has room for 4 kids, but Augusta Adult and Community Education Director Kayla Sikora hopes to expand the program in the future depending on the need.
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Richmond to appoint committee to ease transition to municipally run school district
Residents cannot elect a school board until March, but the new municipal district faces a July 1 deadline to have a voter-approved budget and its top administrators in place.
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Four-vehicle crash holds up traffic on Memorial Bridge in Augusta
Two people were injured and taken to the hospital for treatment.
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Richmond votes to withdraw from Regional School Unit 2
The decision comes two years after the town began the withdrawal process and is not expected to have major financial impacts on the remaining towns in Regional School Unit 2.
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Augusta-area clerks report high turnout on Election Day as voters point to governor’s race as leading factor driving them to polls
Fayette saw the highest turnout for a midterm election in more than two decades, according to its election warden. In Hallowell, nearly 2,000 of Hallowell’s 2,300 registered voters had cast their ballots by noon on Tuesday, according to City Clerk Diane Polky.
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Army Reserve veteran searches for his long-lost duffel bag and offers reward to anyone who finds it
Bruce Livingston, 77, of Hallowell was a member of the Army Reserve’s 619th Transportation Co. when his original duffel bag was swapped for another more than 50 years ago.