Lana Cohen

Press Herald

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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Published
April 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.
Published
April 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.
Published
April 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.
Published
April 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.
Published
April 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.
Published
March 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.
Published
March 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.
Published
March 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.
Published
March 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.
Published
March 14, 2022

Child care providers say industry needs consistent financial support to survive

More than 170 Maine child care centers have shuttered since the beginning of the pandemic, and Gov. Janet Mills has proposed $12 million to fund legislation to increase the wages of workers. But much more may be needed.