Kristian Moravec
@krstnimg.bsky.social
Education and Workforce reporter for The Maine Monitor. Former local news reporter for The Times Record.
📍based in Midcoast Maine
📍based in Midcoast Maine
For the past month or so, I've been buried in Google Sheets trying to understand how Maine students doing worse on tests.
What I found: some of Maine's most vulnerable students are falling the fastest.
Read my analysis here: https://themainemonitor.org/these-students-are-sinking-to-the-bottom/
What I found: some of Maine's most vulnerable students are falling the fastest.
Read my analysis here: https://themainemonitor.org/these-students-are-sinking-to-the-bottom/
October 28, 2025 at 2:56 PM
For the past month or so, I've been buried in Google Sheets trying to understand how Maine students doing worse on tests.
What I found: some of Maine's most vulnerable students are falling the fastest.
Read my analysis here: https://themainemonitor.org/these-students-are-sinking-to-the-bottom/
What I found: some of Maine's most vulnerable students are falling the fastest.
Read my analysis here: https://themainemonitor.org/these-students-are-sinking-to-the-bottom/
Here I am, back on Bluesky, to give you a story about some education bills.
What must be done to address a teacher shortage? Lawmakers pitched a couple ideas this session.
Read more for free (no paywall!) below
What must be done to address a teacher shortage? Lawmakers pitched a couple ideas this session.
Read more for free (no paywall!) below
Lawmakers aim to tackle the teacher shortage from multiple angles
Educators and lawmakers have varying priorities on how to address the teacher workforce, but many are united behind a multi-pronged approach.
themainemonitor.org
March 24, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Here I am, back on Bluesky, to give you a story about some education bills.
What must be done to address a teacher shortage? Lawmakers pitched a couple ideas this session.
Read more for free (no paywall!) below
What must be done to address a teacher shortage? Lawmakers pitched a couple ideas this session.
Read more for free (no paywall!) below
New job, new office (plus taxidermy)
February 18, 2025 at 10:55 PM
New job, new office (plus taxidermy)
It’s the last day for me with the Times Record. It’s bittersweet, but I’m very excited for what’s next! I’ll be moving on to cover education and workforce at The Maine Monitor.
Left is a photo from my first day in March 2024. The right is from my final office visit this morning. The year flew by!
Left is a photo from my first day in March 2024. The right is from my final office visit this morning. The year flew by!
February 6, 2025 at 4:04 PM
It’s the last day for me with the Times Record. It’s bittersweet, but I’m very excited for what’s next! I’ll be moving on to cover education and workforce at The Maine Monitor.
Left is a photo from my first day in March 2024. The right is from my final office visit this morning. The year flew by!
Left is a photo from my first day in March 2024. The right is from my final office visit this morning. The year flew by!
A local organization tested sewer pits near a Brunswick hangar back in November. Here are the results:
High levels of toxic chemicals found in Brunswick airport hangar sewers
Citizen PFAS monitoring revealed concerning levels of toxic chemicals in the sewer outfall of Hangar 6 in Brunswick, though a company hired to assess risk at the hangar said there is no leak of the to...
www.pressherald.com
February 6, 2025 at 1:17 AM
A local organization tested sewer pits near a Brunswick hangar back in November. Here are the results:
Reposted by Kristian Moravec
4.1 magnitude earthquake felt across southern Maine
4.1 magnitude earthquake felt across southern Maine
The magnitude 4.1 earthquake was centered near York Harbor.
www.pressherald.com
January 27, 2025 at 3:55 PM
4.1 magnitude earthquake felt across southern Maine
No, you didn't imagine it - it was an earthquake!
January 27, 2025 at 3:53 PM
No, you didn't imagine it - it was an earthquake!
Fish samples from weeks after the spill show high levels of PFOS
Brunswick foam spill contaminated nearby fish, DEP confirms
Results that took months to obtain show that fish in nearby water had high concentrations of toxic chemicals.
www.pressherald.com
January 21, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Fish samples from weeks after the spill show high levels of PFOS
In case you missed it, the DEP uploaded its latest PFAS sampling results on Friday:
Update 14: Maine DEP Commits Extensive Resources to Environmental Testing in the Brunswick Area
, Maine DEP Media Release
www.maine.gov
January 21, 2025 at 6:04 PM
In case you missed it, the DEP uploaded its latest PFAS sampling results on Friday:
“I believe that we may, this far north, sometimes live in a world of denial that ‘that’s not going to happen to me.’”
Brunswick’s Ben Cameron of Harbor Digital breaks down why and how Midcoasters should safeguard their information.
Brunswick’s Ben Cameron of Harbor Digital breaks down why and how Midcoasters should safeguard their information.
Brunswick cybersecurity specialist offers safety tips against hacking
Ben Cameron of Brunswick-based Harbor Digital offers insight on why and how Midcoast residents should safeguard their information.
www.pressherald.com
January 17, 2025 at 1:04 PM
“I believe that we may, this far north, sometimes live in a world of denial that ‘that’s not going to happen to me.’”
Brunswick’s Ben Cameron of Harbor Digital breaks down why and how Midcoasters should safeguard their information.
Brunswick’s Ben Cameron of Harbor Digital breaks down why and how Midcoasters should safeguard their information.
Reposted by Kristian Moravec
When you've never had a true "home match" before, might as well make the most of it.
www.pressherald.com/2025/01/16/b...
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Brunswick wrestlers revel in first meet in their home gym
Mt. Ararat/Brunswick defeats Oceanside and Winslow in the first wrestling matches held at Brunswick High School.
www.pressherald.com
January 16, 2025 at 8:06 PM
When you've never had a true "home match" before, might as well make the most of it.
www.pressherald.com/2025/01/16/b...
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Come next fall, the Brunswick football team will have its fourth head coach in the last five years.
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Brunswick football coach Mark Renna resigns
Renna is leaving the Dragons after two seasons for family reasons.
www.pressherald.com
January 15, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Come next fall, the Brunswick football team will have its fourth head coach in the last five years.
www.pressherald.com/2025/01/15/b...
www.pressherald.com/2025/01/15/b...
A Brunswick agency now says that there are actually 5,700 gallons of toxic foam (AFFF) at its airport - a decrease from an earlier report submitted in the wake of a toxic foam spill.
Read more below:
Read more below:
Brunswick authority corrects toxic foam count at airport
The Midcoast Regional Redevelopment Authority corrected the foam concentrate inventory for a Hangar 6 at the airport.
www.pressherald.com
January 14, 2025 at 8:34 PM
A Brunswick agency now says that there are actually 5,700 gallons of toxic foam (AFFF) at its airport - a decrease from an earlier report submitted in the wake of a toxic foam spill.
Read more below:
Read more below:
An updated inventory report for Brunswick Airport’s AFFF - the type of foam concentrate that spilled back in August - is now available on the Town’s website — Brunswickme.gov
January 14, 2025 at 4:01 PM
An updated inventory report for Brunswick Airport’s AFFF - the type of foam concentrate that spilled back in August - is now available on the Town’s website — Brunswickme.gov
I realized this company was Chicagoland-based one day before a personal trip to Illinois. What are the odds? I called to squeeze in a meeting.
Here’s the story that came from my side quest:
Here’s the story that came from my side quest:
Behind the scenes of company that makes PFAS testing kits used in Brunswick
An in-depth look at Cyclopure, the Illinois-based maker of accessible PFAS testing kits.
www.pressherald.com
January 14, 2025 at 11:42 AM
I realized this company was Chicagoland-based one day before a personal trip to Illinois. What are the odds? I called to squeeze in a meeting.
Here’s the story that came from my side quest:
Here’s the story that came from my side quest:
Reset for the week ☀️
January 12, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Reset for the week ☀️
In case anyone’s looking for a feel good story to start their weekend, read about how the Brunswick community stepped up for this local bottle collector
Brunswick’s ‘bottleman’ gets new cart from community
"Tom the Bottleman" received a new community-funded cart after the original went missing.
www.pressherald.com
January 10, 2025 at 2:06 PM
In case anyone’s looking for a feel good story to start their weekend, read about how the Brunswick community stepped up for this local bottle collector
Changes are on the horizon for a large swath of land in Brunswick. This Saturday, residents get to weigh in on the property’s use plan before it goes to Town Council.
Future of Brunswick recreation space in flux
Changes are on the horizon for a large swath of land in East Brunswick, and residents get to weigh in now on what will happen.
www.pressherald.com
January 10, 2025 at 12:10 AM
Changes are on the horizon for a large swath of land in Brunswick. This Saturday, residents get to weigh in on the property’s use plan before it goes to Town Council.