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
March 9, 2022

‘It’s crazy to see everyone’s faces’: Maine public school students take off masks

For the first time in about two years, masking became optional Wednesday in all Maine public schools under state and federal guidelines. Portland’s schools plan to go mask-optional Monday.
Published
March 8, 2022

Colleges and universities oppose student-backed bill to prevent sexual assault

Opponents said they realize that sexual violence is pervasive on college campuses and they are striving to do better, but the bill is unnecessary.
Published
March 4, 2022

Some Maine colleges and universities will keep the masks on, for now

The University of Maine and Maine Community College systems do not plan to lift their mandatory masking policies now. The state’s private colleges are taking varied approaches.
Published
March 3, 2022

Portland schools not ready to lift mask mandate despite change in guidelines

The largest district in Maine is diverging from new state – and now federal – recommendations and plans to keep masks for the foreseeable future.
Published
March 2, 2022

Mills administration lifting Maine’s school mask recommendation

The Maine CDC said Wednesday that universal indoor masking will no longer be recommended for school and child care providers as of next Wednesday.
Published
February 28, 2022

Some Maine schools to ditch masks, others wait for state guidance

Chelsea, China and Oakland area schools planned to lift the mandatory masking mandate when school resumed after February break.
Published
February 25, 2022

Most of Maine remains in ‘high’ risk category under new federal mask guidelines

Three counties – Kennebec, Waldo and Somerset – have been reclassified as ‘medium’ risk counties, meaning masks are recommended for certain at-risk groups and considered a personal choice for most people.