School board candidate Michelle Tucker prompted a police report after speaking with three students after the September board meeting.
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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Swine & Stein Brewfest returns for 15th year in downtown Gardiner
The event this Saturday, modeled after Oktoberfest in Germany, celebrates the work of breweries, wineries, distilleries and meaderies across the region and state.
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Maine schools grapple with confusion over lawsuit that challenges new protections against discrimination
Maine’s education commissioner says local officials from affected schools may uphold new protections in the Title IX updates because they are already guaranteed under the Maine Human Rights Act.
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Turner man, 29, dies after motorcycle collides with pickup truck in Litchfield
Jon W. Devoe was identified by police as the motorcyclist killed in the Sunday morning crash on state Route 197.
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‘Serious’ vehicle accident closes Route 197 in Litchfield for several hours Sunday
The crash occurred at about 8:30 a.m. Sunday near Percy’s Hardware Co. at 483 Richmond Road, according to officials.
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Rides or food? Augusta’s Kickoff to Fall Fair has it all
Augusta’s Downtown Alliance and Smokey’s Greater Shows put on the four-day long fair in Augusta’s Mill Park.
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Winthrop electric buses sidelined after recall
The decision to take the buses out of commission for a two-week test period after the recall was made by Interim Superintendent Becky Foley.
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UMaine System staff speak out against low wages at legislative hearing
University of Maine System employees interrupted a legislative hearing on Tuesday to express their financial discomfort from what they consider low wages.
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Effort to recall Winthrop School Board members can’t move forward
One resident answered the former superintendent’s call to try to remove from office two school board members, but the town charter does not allow her to proceed.
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Former Winthrop superintendent tells public to recall School Board members
During the public comment period of Wednesday night’s School Board meeting, Jim Hodgkin called on the community to “remove members of the board who are problematic” and, in his view, not fulfilling their elected duties.