Kay Neufeld

Press Herald

Kay is an expert in chit-chatting with a degree from the Arthur L. Carter School of Journalism at New York University. Kay joined Masthead Maine as a reporter for The Franklin Journal and Livermore Falls Advertiser in 2021. She joined the Press Herald business team in March of 2023.

Latest

Published
August 3, 2023

Court deals another blow to proposed Belfast fish farm

The Maine Supreme Judicial Court has ruled that a local conservation group had the right to challenge a permit for a controversial aquaculture facility in Belfast. The permit will now return to the city for review.
Published
August 2, 2023

UMaine System ready to recognize union for graduate student workers

An agreement in the works means the union and University of Maine System administrators can forgo government intervention.
Published
July 28, 2023

The future of Portland’s Time & Temperature Building is back in limbo

The developers have delayed starting a project to convert the building into a hotel – and are now considering if that’s the best course given challenging economic conditions.
Published
July 14, 2023

Over 60 MaineHealth clinicians vote ‘no confidence’ in at-home care leadership

The nurses and other staff with Portland’s MaineHealth Care at Home are calling for change following disciplinary action against 6 pediatric providers and the firing of 2 longtime nurses.
Published
July 13, 2023

Here’s why electricity bills in Maine are getting more expensive this month

The Maine Public Utilities Commission explained some of the reasons for multiple rate changes that are beginning to impact customer bills.
Published
July 10, 2023

As UPS workers prepare for strike, Maine businesses hope it won’t be delivered

The giant shipping company and the Teamsters have left the bargaining table, and a strike could force UPS customers and consumers to consider some hard choices.
Published
June 30, 2023

Two accused of burglarizing Bowdoin home that was site of quadruple homicide

Michael J. Hall, 40, of Brunswick, and Jeanne I. Doughty, 43, of Bowdoin, have been arrested and charged in connection with the theft of guns and money from the home where 4 people were shot and killed in April.
Published
June 30, 2023

Porter woman punches black bear; bear bites back

The woman confronted the bear as it was chasing her dog, according to the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife. She was treated for puncture wounds to her wrist.
Published
June 29, 2023

Families, business owners weigh implications of paid family leave, now likely to become Maine law

Patty Kidder said her family went bankrupt in the 1990s, and that it wouldn’t have happened if they had had access to paid leave. Other Mainers have different reactions.
Published
June 28, 2023

Judge upholds decision to fine roofing contractor $1.6 million for OSHA safety violations

Though Shawn D. Purvis was found not guilty of workplace manslaughter after the death of a worker in 2018, he remains liable for civil penalties for 20 federal safety violations, a judge ruled.