Maine School Administrative District 11 board of directors to discuss possible policy options at the regular business meeting Aug. 3 and invites the community for discussion.
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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Richmond School Department strengthens high school graduation requirements
Officials have upped the minimum required credit-equivalents from 15 to 21 in the district’s first major policy shift away from Regional School Unit 2.
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Thousands attend Moose Permit Lottery in Augusta, but only a lucky few will get to hunt
Out of 72,446 applicants, only 4,106 were chosen Saturday afternoon to receive a moose hunting permit in the state lottery.
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Hallowell-based school superintendent says payroll situation ‘much better’ even as mistakes continue
The payroll problems at Regional School Unit 2 were affecting about 116 employees two weeks ago, officials said.
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Cony High School faces anti-LGBTQ backlash following presentation on pronouns
Photographs of the recent presentation at the Augusta school have garnered the attention of anti-LGBTQ individuals and groups as far away as Texas.
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Richmond approves $2.1 million town budget and $7.9 million school budget at Town Meeting
The $2.9 million budget was cut down to $2.1 million from an article adjustment and $500,000 used from the undesignated fund to lower the amount raised. The school budget was passed at $7.9 million for the first-year Richmond School Department.
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Result of argument over Pride, Trump flags? Gardiner school allows only American flag
Administrators of Gardiner Area High School adopted the temporary policy after a student put a Trump flag over a Pride flag Friday.
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Richmond voters to decide $2.9 million municipal budget at Town Meeting
Richmond will vote Tuesday on its $2,912,556 budget, a $182,634 increase from last year that uses $621,156 in the town’s undesignated funds to offset the burden on taxpayers.
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Kennebec County Teacher of the Year gives students a chance to restore alewife harvest in Gardiner
Sharon Gallant and her Gardiner Area High School students have worked with a local nonprofit for five years to collect data on the fish often used as lobster bait in hopes they can help bring the commercial harvesting industry back to the city.
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Police continue search for vandal who defaced memorial to Maine’s fallen officers
The Maine Law Enforcement Memorial in Augusta was vandalized over Memorial Day weekend.