University of Maine System Chancellor Dannel Malloy said Friday that concerns raised about new UMA President Michael Laliberte by faculty at his previous university are “unfounded.”
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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UMaine chancellor knew about new UMA president’s no-confidence votes from former university
Faculty members at University of Maine at Augusta say they are upset they were not informed about issues leading to Michael Laliberte’s resignation as president of the State University of New York at Delhi.
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Students, farmers to benefit from partnership that will bring state-grown broccoli into UMaine dining halls
The broccoli, grown at Circle B Farms in Caribou, will be served this fall.
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Cony Middle and High School, Madison Area High School evacuated due to bomb threats
The Augusta and Madison-area schools are among several in Maine that were alerted to automated calls about bomb threats on campus Tuesday. It’s unclear who sent the calls and how many schools were affected.
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Hallowell-area school district to pay former superintendent through end of the year and will have 3% budget increase
Regional School Unit 2 has one of the smallest budget increases compared to the other Augusta-area districts.
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Sports card enthusiasts flock to show in Augusta
Central Maine Sports Cards and Collectibles Show attracts many — including youngsters and women — to Elks Lodge.
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‘Day of Caring’ volunteers clean up more than a ton of trash around Cobbossee Watershed
The Day of Caring was put on by the Boys and Girls Clubs of Kennebec Valley and promoted cleaning up the environment for Earth Day.
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Somerville house recently listed on housing market, burns down
The waterfront house on Somerville Road was under contract to be sold in early May and is a total loss from the fire.
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Chelsea-area school district budget proposal, driven by inflation, is ‘one of the biggest increases we have had,’ superintendent says
Like other school districts in the area, Regional School Unit 12’s school budget fell victim to inflation.
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Readfield-area school budget will increase by 5%, but taxpayers could spend up to 7% more than last year
The school district worked over three months to cut the budget down from a proposed 10% increase to lessen the impact on taxpayers.