Rob Montana

Kennebec Journal

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.

Latest

Published
June 30, 2021

Liz Soares: A need-to-wear basis

Mask wearing is no longer a must, writes Liz Soares, but something to do when the situation calls for it.
Published
June 23, 2021

Dana Wilde: What kind of grass is that?

Ignorance about grasses is startling, writes Dana Wilde, given the fact that we live on them.
Published
June 16, 2021

Liz Soares: The long way to Malaga Island

Almost 2 years in the making, the journey to the site of one of the worst chapters in Maine’s history took a winding path around the coronavirus pandemic, Liz Soares writes.
Published
June 2, 2021

Liz Soares: A trip down digital photo memory lane

Thought there is space to store them, writes Liz Soares, I think I should continue to weed through my photographic memories and keep only the best ones.
Published
May 26, 2021

Dana Wilde: Thoreau and the bluets

If I don’t make it hard for the mosquitoes, writes Dana Wilde, they will innocently do their best to kill me.
Published
May 19, 2021

Liz Soares: Coronavirus creates continuing education for educators

Educators have had to learn a whole new set of skills this year. Evidently, I have not yet perfected mine, writes Liz Soares.
Published
May 12, 2021

Dana Wilde: Parables for a changing climate

Temperatures in the last 10 years are markedly higher than any time in recorded history, writes Dana Wilde.
Published
May 5, 2021

Liz Soares: Personal discovery through pandemic cleaning

There was a reason for my newfound minimalism, writes Liz Soares — uncertainty.
Published
April 28, 2021

Dana Wilde: The April pilgrimage

I wonder, when we reach the promised lands of June, July and August, if it will be record hot again this year, writes Dana Wilde.
Published
March 24, 2021

Dana Wilde: Forces of nature

In the ancient experience, the stars were forces, detectable through fear, that we are obliged to pay respect to, writes Dana Wilde.