Kate McCormick

Staff Writer

Kate McCormick is the Franklin County reporter for the Morning Sentinel. She previously worked as a general assignment reporter for the Portland Press Herald. Before moving to Maine, Kate interned with the Washington Post's investigative team, traveling to Wichita, Kan. to report for the 2016 rollout of the Post's Pulitzer Prize-winning Fatal Force series on police shootings. At the Post, Kate also worked on metro investigations including a story on evictions in the District of Columbia that led to changes in the district's eviction policies. While in D.C., Kate had the opportunity to work with a D.C.-based Frontline team on their upcoming investigative documentary and intern with American University's Investigative Reporting Workshop. A native New Yorker, she relocated to Maine just in time for winter.

Business, Local & State, News

Jay mill to shut down paper machine permanently, cut 120 jobs

by Kate McCormick July 19, 2017July 19, 2017

The announcement Wednesday by Verso Corp. came after the company had said in November it would idle the key papermaking machine temporarily because of declining customer demand.

Local & State, News, Schools and Education

University of Maine at Farmington receives $500,000 grant for statewide digital arts and humanities project

by Kate McCormick July 18, 2017July 18, 2017

The New Digital Commons Project will feature 24 works Mainers identify as meaningful at this historical moment.

Local & State, News, Schools and Education

On private Maine island, hands-on learning meets high-level education

by Kate McCormick July 15, 2017July 15, 2017

Colby College’s partnership with Wyeth family’s Up East Inc. foundation aims to create new opportunities for experiential learning, echoing research showing students learn better when they can connect with material.