Back-to-back natural disasters caused significant damage to Maine’s coastal infrastructure, leaving some wharf owners to wonder what it will take to rebuild and how they’ll pay for it.
Kay Neufeld
Staff Writer
Kay Neufeld is a business reporter with the Portland Press Herald, covering labor, unions and Maine's workforce; lobstering, fisheries and the working waterfront. They also love telling stories that illustrate the vibrant culture that makes Maine and its Mainers so special. They previously worked at the Camden Herald, Franklin Journal and the Bangor Daily News, covering local communities. Kay grew up in New York and graduated from New York University's Arthur L. Carter Journalism Institute in 2018. They spontaneously moved to Maine in 2020 after visiting on vacation, searching for housing on Craigslist in the middle of their trip and asking their mother to ship their belongings to the Midcoast. In their spare time, Kay loves taking their miniature dachshund on miniature hikes, passionately defending Beyoncé's artistry and playing the fiddle with friends.
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Legislation that boosts access to railroad data leaves out the public
The bill before the Legislature is designed to expand the types of information railroads are required to give the state so that emergency management and public safety agencies can prepare for potential rail disasters.
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Yarmouth man cared for others, even when he couldn’t care for himself
Ian Keith, 31, died by suicide last month after a long battle with mental illness. His loved ones said that despite his personal struggles, he always showed compassion for others.
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Portland Museum of Art gallery ambassadors, security guards vote to unionize
The union election, which awaits certification from the National Labor Relations Board, follows a previous dispute over whether museum guards qualified for representation under the museum’s first union, formed in 2021.
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In path of April solar eclipse, small-town Maine sees big tourist opportunity
Several communities in the rural and northern parts of the state, located in the path of totality, hope for an astronomical tourist boom when the eclipse becomes visible on the afternoon of April 8.
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Lawmakers considering rewrite of voter-approved right to repair law
Right to repair advocates are concerned that the bill would gut the core tenets of the existing law, but legislators are concerned that the law puts consumers and their privacy at risk.
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Maine’s right-to-repair law now in effect, but its full impact won’t be felt until next year
The state still needs to create a database for repair data and an oversight board to ensure manufacturers are sharing that information. Until that happens, mechanics and consumers may not see any changes.
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182 complaints, 37 violations, 0 fines: Portland hasn’t penalized a single landlord since rent control took effect
City officials have avoided punitive action so far, but some say rent control needs more teeth.
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Chimney fire damages upstairs function room at Boone’s Fish House & Oyster Room in Old Port
The chimney, which shifted out of place during last week’s windstorms, caught fire Friday afternoon, damaging an upstairs dining room, according to the restaurant’s owner.
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Maine’s historic landmarks under siege from powerful storms
With another storm looming Saturday, efforts to cleanup rubble from the midweek storm and stabilize what remains is adding a sense of urgency at Pemaquid Point Lighthouse and other hard-hit areas along the state’s coast.