Kate Cough

158 posts

Kate Cough is the editor of The Maine Monitor, previously serving as environmental reporter and enterprise editor for the newsroom.

As an eighth generation Mainer, Kate believes her responsibility as editor is deeply personal — shaping and implementing The Monitor’s coverage of the issues that matter to people, the place she calls home and where she is raising her family, is about serving her community and our future Maine. She lives in Bar Harbor.

She has received recognition from the National Headliner Awards, Maine Press Association and National Newspaper Association, among others.

Contact Kate with questions, concerns and story ideas: gro.r1751829172otino1751829172menia1751829172meht@1751829172etak1751829172

Language(s) Spoken: English and Italian

A charging station for Teslas in a parking lot

Running on fumes: Lack of will imperils fund that keeps Maine roads, bridges safe

Many cite better gas mileage, hybrid and electric vehicles for the dwindling Highway Fund. The big culprit is much simpler.

ByKate Cough

August 29, 2021

A sign at the entrance to the Limestone Waste Water Treatment Facility that denotes the area is for authorized personnel only.

In a first for Maine, ransomware hackers hit two public wastewater plants

Experts worry as cyber criminals target smaller utilities that play crucial roles.

ByKate Cough

August 15, 2021

The exterior of the Portland Marine Terminal.

UK company wins contract to analyze Maine ports for offshore wind capabilities

State officials say Maine must overcome a lack of port infrastructure and the need for a skilled workforce.

ByKate Cough

August 15, 2021

Meet the candidates running to replace LePage

Meet the Democrats, Republicans, Independents and other candidates running to be Maine's next governor in 2018.

ByKate Cough

January 29, 2018