The Bridge Academy Public Library is restocked with books and reinvigorated with volunteers and patrons, as it hopes to grow out of the coronavirus pandemic.
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 officials sending out flyer urging opposition to proposed RSU 2 budget
The flyer, which has already been posted on the town’s website and social media, is expected to go out in the next week. It has generated a variety of responses on social media.
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The show goes on at Readfield-area high school
Production was written, directed and acted by Maranacook Community High School students.
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Gardiner-area bus driver to retire after 50 years
Barbara Astbury has driven three generations to school in Maine School Administrative District 11 in her career as a bus driver.
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Whitefield students get hands-on aquaponics experience with school garden
Plants and seeds from the Whitefield Elementary School are being sold from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday.
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Tick worries prompt school officials to spray Hall-Dale Elementary School grounds
Dresden Elementary and Hall-Dale Elementary Schools have had the greatest amount of ticks in Regional School Unit 2, but the Hallowell school is the priority because of summer building use.
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Two pedestrians killed in crash on Augusta’s Cony Road
The crash reportedly involved one car that also hit a utility pole. The driver’s identity and condition were not known Thursday night.
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St. Michael students get creative to pull off 6th annual walk-a-thon
Wednesday’s fundraising event benefitted not only the Augusta-based Catholic school, but the Travis Mills Foundation’s goal of paying for a family to spend two weeks at its Belgrade Lakes retreat.
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Virtual budget hearing brings Hallowell-area school board questions about impact of Richmond withdrawal
Residents of its member towns will determine whether Regional School Unit 2’s proposed spending plan for the 2021-2022 school year is approved when they head to the polls June 8.
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Richmond officials tell voters to focus on academics, not cost of stand-alone school district
In order to withdraw from Regional School Unit 2, the town of Richmond needs 822 votes, more than 50% of voters from the last gubernatorial election.