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.
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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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.
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Hallowell-area school district residents narrowly pass $32.61 million budget
While the Regional School Unit 2 budget passed by a 51-vote margin, Richmond also voted in favor of withdrawing from the school district but didn’t receive enough votes to verify it.
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Readfield-area high school graduates 80 at the Augusta Civic Center
Students and family members packed the event center Tuesday night to send off the Maranacook Community High School seniors.
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Gardiner-area MPA winner has helped make sure local food pantry is stocked
In the fall, James Rinderknecht plans to attend the Colorado School of Mines.
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Whitefield voters pass $1.5 million budget at Town Meeting
The budget’s total is $1,556,698, but after revenue sources, $1,075,098 will be raised by taxes. The mill rate will be unknown until the school budget is voted on, on Tuesday.
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Gardiner-area school district to reduce town allocation even more
Maine School Administrative District 11 decided to use carry-over funds to offset the tax payer burden in the event Gov. Janet Mill’s spending proposition does not pass, or does not pass before the towns need to have the final town allocation numbers.