Officials at the state university system are continuing to investigate the error that allowed nearly 250 students to have administrative access to the university’s grading system. No other campuses were impacted.
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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Winthrop students win $1,000 for school after logging 187,000 minutes of outside time
Winthrop Middle School received the $1,000 prize for coming in the top three across the state in the Teens to Trails Life Happens Outside Challenge.
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First-ever Blessings Dinner in Augusta aims to celebrate food, cultures from around the world
The Thanksgiving meal was hosted by the Augusta Adult and Community Education for students enrolled in the English Language Learner program.
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Family, two dogs escape uninjured from West Gardiner house fire
Fire and rescue crews from six communities responded to 15 Lindsey Lane at about 6:45 p.m. Sunday.
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Four-vehicle crash holds up traffic on Memorial Bridge in Augusta
Two people were injured and taken to the hospital for treatment.
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Army Reserve veteran searches for his long-lost duffel bag and offers reward to anyone who finds it
Bruce Livingston, 77, of Hallowell was a member of the Army Reserve’s 619th Transportation Co. when his original duffel bag was swapped for another more than 50 years ago.
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App outage at fault when alert system failed to notify Readfield area parents of cancellations, superintendent says
Regional School Unit 38 Superintendent Jay Charette says he realized the system was not working, so he alerted parents through email within an hour after a threatening text message prompted cancellation of a Halloween event Sunday night and classes Monday.
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Police investigate report of stolen RV from overflow lot used by Manchester dealer
The Kennebec County Sheriff’s Office is attempting to locate the camper, which was reported missing from an overflow lot used by Scott’s Recreation on Western Avenue. It had been brought to the RV dealership to be serviced and winterized.
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Richmond residents voice concerns, questions about withdrawal from RSU 2 ahead of November vote
A public hearing held Monday drew roughly 25 Richmond residents, most of whom were in favor of withdrawing from Regional School Unit 2.
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High costs, loss of local identity drive Litchfield to consider withdrawing from RSU 4
The town is not officially withdrawing from the school district, but a committee met for the first time Thursday to begin discussing options the town has if residents decide to more forward.