The new residential hall, grassy quad and student center are intended to make life at the University of Southern Maine more convenient and vibrant.
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.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State
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.
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Posted inBusiness, Local & State, News, Schools and Education
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.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State
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.
Posted inBusiness, News
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.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, News
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.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, News
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.
Posted inCops & Courts, Local & State, News
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.
Posted inLocal & State
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.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, Politics
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.