Harnden leaves behind a legacy of caring for the community. Her institutional knowledge helped the Franklin Journal and Livermore Falls Advertiser thrive.
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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Maine lobster industry urges Trump to deliver on pledge to ease rules
The president has expressed interest in bolstering fishing rights in New England, but his specific plans remain unclear.
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Pineland Farms sells its historic Maine dairy herd
It’s the end of an era for one of the country’s oldest herds. But it’s also the start of a larger effort to support Maine’s dairy industry in a different form.
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Job openings in Maine are dropping, signaling return to ‘normalcy’
But experts say the trend could be short-lived.
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Patagonia drops lawsuit against Marden’s over fake jackets
The outdoor gear brand had accused the Maine bargain retailer of selling counterfeit jackets with ‘virtually identical’ copies of the Patagonia label.
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Wild oysters are returning to Midcoast Maine waters
The finding is part of a University of Maine study that relied on local shellfish harvesters. It argues that fishermen’s knowledge should be valued more in research that informs regulations.
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Maine’s lobster industry broke records. Inflation tells a different story.
The fishery hit historic highs in 2021 and 2024, but the numbers aren’t as rosy as they seem.
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Maine marine scientist elected to America’s oldest honorary society
Lobster researcher Bob Steneck is the first University of Maine faculty member to gain entry to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
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Orange baby lobsters, the rarest of their kind, find a new home in Maine’s ocean
The odds of finding an orange lobster are 1 in 30 million. The University of New England just released 15 orange babies, no wider than a thumb and no longer than a pinky, into the wild to defy those odds.
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Feds cut $9M for Down East coastal restoration project
The Trump administration said it is rescinding the funding to prevent an ‘overuse of taxpayer dollars.’