Lana covers education for the Portland Press Herald. She joins the Press Herald from VTDigger, where she covered Chittenden County, Vermont’s population center. Previously she was a Report for America fellow in Mendocino County, covering environmental news for a digital outlet and a public radio station. She also reported on the environment for digital news outlet, WhoWhatWhy. In her spare time Lana enjoys hiking with her Goldendoodle, Rigby, running, surfing and baking.
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PublishedMay 3, 2022
Some southern Maine Republicans divided on party’s new platform
While some are embracing the socially conservative changes, others worry that the shift will drive people away and backfire at the polls.
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PublishedMay 1, 2022
Portland hopes to lead the way in integrating Wabanaki studies into classes
One Portland educator has spent years consulting with Wabanaki experts to come up with a K-12 curriculum.
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PublishedApril 30, 2022
Cyclist severely injured in collision with car in Portland
The 44-year-old woman was taken to Maine Medical Center with life-threatening injuries on Saturday, police said.
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PublishedApril 22, 2022
Maine school officials watching COVID trends as students return from spring break
With classes scheduled to resume Monday, Maine is seeing case numbers rise and hospitalizations fluctuate.
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PublishedApril 20, 2022
Maine resident dies from tick-borne illness
A Waldo County resident died from Powassan, a rare tick-borne virus, according to the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention.
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PublishedApril 19, 2022
Bowdoin College president Clayton Rose stepping down after 8 years
Bowdoin College’s president will depart the post at the end of the next academic year.
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PublishedApril 15, 2022
In emotional testimony, lawmakers open up about being sexually assaulted
Before passing a bill to help sexual assault survivors on campuses, Maine senators shared their own experiences of sexual assault.
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PublishedApril 13, 2022
New COVID-19 cases climb as Maine moves to end routine testing in schools
A jump in new cases on Wednesday pushed Maine’s 7-day average up to 255 cases as Maine and other Northeast states see a rise in infections.
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PublishedApril 8, 2022
Search for USM president is down to 4 finalists, but process rankles some
University of Southern Maine faculty and other community members expressed frustration with the search process, saying it has not been as transparent as it should be.
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PublishedApril 6, 2022
Maine COVID-19 hospitalizations drop below 100 as cases rise in Northeast
The state’s top health officials warned this week that a slight rise of coronavirus in wastewater samples in Maine could indicate virus levels are increasing here as they have in other Northeast states.
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