The donation was made by the Harold Alfond Foundation to build on the success of existing programming that the organization believes can help ease Maine’s labor shortage.
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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Project would mix housing-first, affordable and market-rate apartments in Portland’s Bayside
The 3 adjacent buildings would be built on Cedar, Lancaster and Oxford streets at the site of the former Oxford Street Shelter.
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Maine’s civilian workforce returns to pre-pandemic size
Maine also filled 9,300 nonfarm jobs from May 2023 to May 2024, in large part thanks to gains in Maine’s health care and social assistance sector.
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Presque Isle man killed in Westmanland shooting
Maine State Police are investigating the death in northern Aroostook County and say there is no danger to the public.
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Motorcyclist seriously injured in Portland hit-and-run
A 36-year-old man sustained life-threatening injuries when he laid down his bike and was hit by a car that fled the scene.
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Whale carcass found floating in Harpswell cove
The town has not yet determined what species of whale it is.
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Firefighters find man’s remains at scene of Milo workshop fire
The fire occurred in a free-standing workshop at 61 Elm St.
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FBI says it has solved the 1996 slayings of Unity College student and her girlfriend
The discovery has brought forward bittersweet feelings for those who believe the discovery could have come sooner.
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State police arrest 2 brothers accused of fleeing scene of school bus crash
Police found Patrick Hargis and Robert Hargis, of Hiram, hiding in the wall of a house in Limington less than a mile from the scene of the accident.
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Authorities searching for Berwick boy, 12, missing for over a week
Chase Buckner – last seen in Berwick on June 10 – weighs 118 pounds, is 5 feet 7 inches tall, has brown eyes and black hair.