Maine Trust announces 2 hires in Augusta, Waterville

The Maine Trust for Local News has hired two reporters to cover key areas in central Maine.

Abigail Pritchard earned her master’s in journalism from Boston University and was formerly the editor-in-chief of American University’s student newspaper, The Eagle. Her work has appeared in various Massachusetts-based publications and she previously worked as the Statehouse correspondent for The New Bedford Light.

Pritchard covers the Waterville area and writes the weekly Kennebec Beat North newsletter.

When she’s not working, she enjoys cooking, reading and taking long drives.

Sara Coughlin earned a degree in English and government with a concentration in creative writing from Bowdoin College, where she served as an editor for the student newspaper, the Bowdoin Orient, and wrote for Bowdoin Communications.

Originally from Brunswick, she previously interned for the Portland Press Herald and the Harpswell Anchor.

Couglin covers the Augusta area and writes the weekly Kennebec Beat South newsletter.

Outside of work, you may find her doing yoga — she’s training to become a yoga teacher —or crocheting a hat.

The Maine Trust for Local News, a subsidiary of the National Trust for Local News, is the parent company of the Kennebec Journal in Augusta, Morning Sentinel in Waterville, Portland Press Herald, and Sun Journal in Lewiston, as well as a host of weekly print and online publications.