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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PublishedApril 12, 2022
Portland Adult Education to have new leadership starting this summer
Abbie Yamamoto, the current director of the Maine Association for New Americans, will take over as executive director of Portland Adult Education starting this summer.
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PublishedApril 11, 2022
Maine’s school bus driver shortage persists
U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona and Rep. Chellie Pingree visited RSU 21, the Kennebunk area school district, on Monday to discuss the bus driver shortage that has gotten worse during the pandemic.
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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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PublishedApril 5, 2022
Portland school board approves $133.1 million budget for next year
If approved by the City Council and Portland voters, the budget would increase taxes by $84 a year for the owner of a $300,000 home.
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PublishedApril 4, 2022
Portland school board vacancies draw 12 candidates for June election
There are seven people running for the district’s two at-large seats and five running to represent district 5. The election will take place on June 14.
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PublishedMarch 29, 2022
How do we explain the war in Ukraine to our kids?
Experts, including in Maine, suggest being straightforward and tailoring the conversation to children based on their ages and sensitivities.
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PublishedMarch 25, 2022
Nearly all of Maine now considered at low risk for COVID-19
The U.S. CDC updated its ‘community levels’ on Thursday, putting all of Maine except Hancock County at low risk for the virus.
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PublishedMarch 16, 2022
Maine’s members of Congress support additional assistance for Ukraine
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky made a plea for more U.S. assistance in an address to Congress on Wednesday.
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PublishedMarch 16, 2022
Child care centers to receive quarter-million COVID-19 tests from state
Maine reports 20 deaths and 306 cases of the coronavirus as trends continue to decline in the state overall.
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