Rob Montana
Kennebec Journal
Harpswell, ME, United States
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Past articles by Rob:
Dana Wilde: The frosts of September
At our house we no longer expect patches of frost until October, writes Dana Wilde. → Read More
Liz Soares: A too brief reprieve
Unless more people are vaccinated against the coronavirus, writes Liz Soares, variants will continue to mutate. → Read More
Central Maine July 12 police log
Augusta and Waterville area police reports for July 12, 2021. → Read More
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. → Read More
Central Maine June 10 police log
Augusta and Waterville area police reports for June 10, 2021. → Read More
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. → Read More
Liz Soares: Personal discovery through pandemic cleaning
There was a reason for my newfound minimalism, writes Liz Soares — uncertainty. → Read More
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. → Read More
Dana Wilde: Thoreau and the lichens
Thoreau was among the original naturalists to think of the whole Earth, not just his own woods, as one ecologically integrated process of processes, writes Dana Wilde. → Read More
Dana Wilde: Alien invaders
Families of "true bugs" invading our homes started about 15 years ago, writes Dana Wilde, as they moved eastward due to milder winters. → Read More
Former House member the only challenger to unseat an incumbent in Augusta-area legislative races
A 59-vote margin separated Republican Randall Greenwood and incumbent Independent Kent Ackley for the House District 82 seat. → Read More
Dana Wilde: Canada geese in October
In October comes a certain slant of light that seems to rise up out of some unseen spot of time and gather itself, and head south, writes Dana Wilde. → Read More
Melville Fuller relative criticizes, then commends protestors who rallied against Augusta statue
Robert Fuller Jr. sent a letter to protest organizers earlier this week accusing them of vandalism and saying the intent of the statue of former U.S. Supreme Court Justice Melville Fuller outside the Kennebec County courthouse was to create a “teachable moment.” → Read More
Kennebec County, Supreme Court trade letters, but no action yet on controversial Fuller statue
County commissioners are waiting to meet with a representative from the Maine Supreme Judicial Court before considering potentially moving a statue of Melville Fuller from in front of the county courthouse. → Read More
Maine Supreme Court questions Melville Fuller statue outside Kennebec courthouse
The monument honors the Augusta-born former chief justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, who was part of the majority in the Plessy v. Ferguson decision that maintained racial segregation with the ‘separate but equal’ doctrine. → Read More
Dana Wilde: Spiders in the day lilies
Little did we know in June that a veritable summer colony of nursery web spider families was setting up in the garden, writes Dana Wilde. → Read More
Central Maine Aug. 10 police log
Augusta and Waterville area police reports for Aug. 10, 2020. → Read More
Police: $1,500 of fishing gear stolen from boats at Winthrop marina
Fishing equipment was taken from two boats moored at the East Winthrop marina Sunday evening, prompting Lakeside Lodge & Marina to beef up security. → Read More
Central Maine schools still grappling with how to bring students back in mix of options
While the state has unveiled its guidelines for schools, central Maine districts are still working out the details about how to start the academic year safely. → Read More
Driver in Dresden crash facing charge after falsely identifying herself to police
Kassandra Gammon, 27, of Augusta, who is now being charged with operating after revocation, used her sister's name when deputies asked who she was at the crash scene, according to the Lincoln County Sheriff's Office. → Read More