Emily Duggan

Kennebec Journal

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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Published
October 10, 2020

Homeless students face hurdles with new learning schedule, school and shelters jump in to help

COVID-19 imposes challenges on homeless students.
Published
October 9, 2020

Monmouth Memorial School reports COVID-19 case, first in RSU 2

Regional School Unit 2 joins, RSU 12 and 38, Augusta schools and St. Michael Catholic school as districts with reported positive cases.
Published
October 1, 2020

Windsor Elementary School reports 2 COVID-19 cases, triggering remote learning for district

Howard Tuttle, superintendent of Regional School Unit 12, said that the probable case “means that the individual has symptoms associated with COVID-19 and they had direct contact with someone who tested positive.”
Published
September 29, 2020

Readfield-area school district parent worries more potential positive COVID-19 cases will show up

Jenna Wight said she is concerned that the district keeping elementary schools open will create an outbreak within the Regional School Unit 38 school district.
Published
September 28, 2020

Maranacook Community Middle School student has a ‘probable positive’ test for COVID-19

Officials: The Readfield school will use fully remote learning until Oct. 13.
Published
September 24, 2020

With push from the pandemic, one Richmond family makes switch to home schooling

Working remotely has allowed the White family to home-school their kids, and they are one of many families across Kennebec County that chose the same route for their kids.
Published
September 23, 2020

Remote learning producing mixed reviews for central Maine students

Some students are embracing and enjoying remote learning, while others are finding challenges balancing school work and extra responsibilities at home.
Published
September 13, 2020

Demonstrators call for Fuller statue outside Augusta courthouse to be removed

Protesters argue “separation was never equal” while gathering at the statue of a Maine man instrumental in passing Plessy v. Ferguson decision.
Published
September 6, 2020

Augusta-based charter school marks five years of virtual-only learning

Maine Virtual Academy has a model that works for its students, and other public schools now utilizing remote learning can find answers in that model.
Published
September 5, 2020

Maine education department’s MOOSE platform aims to make remote learning more accessible

The state Department of Education has created learning modules for use by Maine educators navigating the challenges of educating their students when they’re not in the classroom.