If there are steps you can take to cut back wood and oil burning at your house, writes Dana Wilde, you need to take them.
Rob Montana
Rob Montana is the city editor for the Kennebec Journal. At the KJ since August 2018, he has worked in local media for 19 years. Starting as a sports writer for a daily paper in upstate New York, Rob also served as news reporter and weekend editor, before becoming managing editor of two weekly newspapers, also in upstate New York. He also has worked in a variety of on-air and production roles in local radio. Prior to coming to the Kennebec Journal, Rob served as managing editor for The Times Record in Brunswick.
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As attitudes, laws around working mothers evolve, BIW installs lactation facilities
To be in compliance with Maine state law, an employer must provide a space, other than a bathroom, for nursing mothers to express breast milk for up to 3 years after childbirth.
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Liz Soares: The library is a place for you
I want those who are going into the trades, the military or the workforce to know that libraries are their lifelong friends, writes Liz Soares.
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Five Questions: United Way of Kennebec Valley’s executive director
New Executive Director Courtney Yeager talks about her new role and the nonprofit’s fundraising future.
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Dana Wilde: Some of summer’s white flowers are deadly
Water hemlock looks to the unpracticed eye just like Queen Anne’s lace. One big difference though: It can be fatal to ingest, writes Dana Wilde.
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Liz Soares: Seeing each other as neighbors
Americans probably need more practice in sharing, writes Liz Soares.
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Brunswick’s ‘Lobster Ladies’ ending 42-year tradition
Kathleen Clemons and her sister-in-law, Nancy Curtis-Strange, will sell lobsters for the last time on Saturday after 42 years.
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Dana Wilde: Save your own backyard
Climate change cannot be stopped now, but its effects can be mitigated, writes Dana Wilde.
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Dana Wilde: An environmental reality check
Humans put 40 billion tons of carbon dioxide, a greenhouse gas, into it every year, writes Dana Wilde.
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Clans keep traditions alive at annual Scottish Festival and Highland Games in Topsham
The 41st annual event includes feats of strength, traditional Scottish food, music and stories.