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
July 15, 2020

Liz Soares: Safety over civility

I know my anger is really a reflection of my fear. Luckily, there are ways I can show love for my fellow humans, writes Liz Soares.
Published
July 14, 2020

Readfield firefighters extricate man pinned underneath logs

The man, who was cutting trees on Chase Road, had his foot pinned between two trees with a pile of logs on top of them.
Published
July 9, 2020

Broadcasters say they will not air Cony High School’s home games

Longtime central Maine broadcasters say they will focus on schools that welcome them, and cover Cony only when it is the visiting team.
Published
July 8, 2020

House District 81 Democrat candidates note challenges facing older adults

Readfield residents Tavis Rock Hasenfus and Joanne Mason seek to represent the Democrats in the November general election for the District 81 seat in Maine House of Representatives.
Published
July 8, 2020

Dana Wilde: Spiders on drugs

Orbweaving spiders perceive the world mainly through vibrations of silk and air, parallel to the way we perceive the world mainly through light and sound, writes Dana Wilde.
Published
July 1, 2020

Liz Soares: Time to experience Maine as tourists do

While I sympathize with the small business owners who are losing money because of the dearth of visitors, this is an ideal opportunity for Mainers to enjoy Maine, writes Liz Soares.
Published
June 25, 2020

Chief: Vehicles were towed after Augusta officers grew ‘overwhelmed’ by large crowd at Black Lives Matter protest

Police Chief Jared Mills said the situation led to 15 vehicles being towed from the private parking lot near Meineke Car Care Center at 268 State St.
Published
June 24, 2020

Dana Wilde: The tale of a little boy and a grass spider

Sometimes I get chills when my mind homes in on the fact that spiders are sentient, writes Dana Wilde.
Published
June 17, 2020

Liz Soares: Don’t forget, there’s a pandemic going on

With fewer coronavirus cases in Maine, it’s easy for us to feel complacent about maintaining safety measures, writes Liz Soares.
Published
June 13, 2020

Monmouth checking residency at its town beach, as other communities use honor system

Some central Maine towns continue to be resident-only beaches, but enforcement tends to be on the honor system and none plan similar measures to reduce the number of people this summer.