The Saturday rally was held a half hour after the presidential election was called for Joe Biden.
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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Remote housing creates issues for remote learning in central Maine
Many families are unable to get internet at their houses because of the remote nature of where they live.
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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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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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CDC’s Shah gives UMaine at Augusta convocation address
The director of the Maine Center for Disease Control encouraged UMA students to think critically during the annual convocation event, this year appropriately themed “outbreak.”
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It’s free! All Maine K-12 students are eligible for free meals through December
Chrissy Michaud, food service director for Regional School Unit 2, said not enough families take advantage of this program and central Maine districts encourage parents to sign up.
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Augusta teachers receive social, emotional training as students return amid pandemic
Licensed clinical social workers have provided training to help with school-related stress.
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Augusta delays start of school year for elementary students
The Augusta school board voted Wednesday night to bump the start date by two days, to Sept. 10, for its youngest students.
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34 places to brunch in Greater Portland
These restaurants take brunch way beyond pancakes and bacon. (But you can get those too.)
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Tour the Maine towns where these books were based
Here are the places that provided the setting or the inspiration for some well-known stories.