According to the fair President Diana Morgan, the first three days of the fair were also “very busy.”
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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Dresden resident sworn in as Hallowell-area school district’s newest board member
Jeffrey Bickford replaces Jeffrey Pierce, who resigned from the Regional School Unit 2 school board in early May, as a Dresden representative.
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How to return: Central Maine schools considering many options for next fall
With coronavirus restrictions being lifted, some schools have a sense of what students should expect when they return, while others are waiting for more guidance in the coming months.
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Little Free Libraries encourage summer reading in Augusta
By the end of June, the city is expected to have eight Little Free Library locations.
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Gardiner-area community in uproar over AP English summer reading book list
After complaints from “concerned” community members, Maine School Administrative District 11 opted to allow students to choose any nonfiction book instead of having them pick one from a 33-title list that had been generated for the college-level elective course.
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Hallowell-area school district partners with Kennebec Behavior Health to help students return to in-person learning
Having an extra counselor at the Hall-Dale schools is expected to be beneficial for both teachers and students as district officials prepare for the possibility of the “unknown” in the fall.
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Winthrop to vote on proposed $12.03 million school budget
Public school officials propose $5,119 decrease to current spending for 2021-22.
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Gardiner-area school district joins lawsuit against e-cigarette companies
Superintendent Pat Hopkins suggested the idea to the Maine School Administrative District 11 school board, which unanimously agreed the district should join the action.
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Gardiner-area teacher Raye Anne DeSoto named Kennebec County Teacher of the Year
DeSoto was nominated by a parent for her willingness to “go above and beyond” with every single one of her students.
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Erskine Academy graduates 128 Friday night at the Augusta Civic Center
Despite a year shaken by COVID-19, the high school students learned how to persevere in their own ways.