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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PublishedOctober 24, 2020
With help from an anonymous donor, fresh Maine fish is being distributed to schools across the state
Sheepscot Valley Regional School Unit 12’s nutrition director Mike Flynn picks up 70 pounds of fresh fish from Portland Harbor weekly to use in school lunches.
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PublishedOctober 17, 2020
Fewer students statewide are using free meals, even though it’s available for all
Communities have stepped up to help get meals out to students through the food bank and volunteers, but increased remote learning and home schooling mean fewer students are taking advantage of free meals compared with last year.
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PublishedOctober 10, 2020
Homeless students face hurdles with new learning schedule, school and shelters jump in to help
COVID-19 imposes challenges on homeless students.
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PublishedOctober 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.
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PublishedOctober 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.”
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PublishedSeptember 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.
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PublishedSeptember 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.
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PublishedSeptember 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.
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PublishedSeptember 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.
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PublishedSeptember 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.
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