Maine School Administrative District 11 board members cannot legally accept the gift cards, which were sent to the district’s 364 staff members over the holidays as part of a new agreement with school unions, the superintendent said.
Emily Duggan
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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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Augusta school officials say new rule making COVID-19 contact-tracing optional will help reduce staff workload
COVID-19 contract tracing was required for schools, but the omicron variant is spreading so fast officials say it’s impossible for schools to keep up.
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Whitefield Library & Community Center to reopen this weekend after two years of restoration
Facility set to open at 1 Arlington Lane from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Friday and Saturday.
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Augusta-area technical center adds cost-sharing provision, if more funding is needed
Nick Gannon, director of the Capital Area Technical Center, says the likelihood of using the provision is slim and, if used, it would have to be justified by the tech center’s advisory committee.
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Hallowell-area school district, after much debate, sticks with following CDC masking guidelines
The board was divided over the issue, but ultimately, went through with sticking to the CDC guidelines.
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Central Maine schools have an old-fashioned snow day as storm rolls in
The first significant storm of 2022 was expected to bring 2 to 6 inches of snow across the region Friday.
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Some Augusta-area school boards express confusion over new COVID-19 guidelines
The standard operating procedures changed last week and central Maine schools are figuring out how to adapt.
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Superintendent of Hallowell-area school district on months-long leave to ‘work through some health issues’
Tonya Arnold, superintendent of RSU 2, is taking an eight-week leave of absence to focus on her health.
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Monmouth firefighters rescue iced-in loon in Tacoma Lakes region
Such a rescue is needed when a bird becomes trapped in open water that is surrounded by ice.
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Chelsea woman, 95, dies in early morning fire
The cause of the fire is still under investigation and an autopsy is planned for Sunday.