Maine Coast earned the President’s “E” Award for showing sustained growth over 4 years.
Penelope Overton
Staff Writer
Penny is excited to be the Portland Press Herald’s first climate reporter. Since joining the paper in 2016, she has written about Maine’s lobster and cannabis industries, covered state politics and spent a fellowship year exploring the impact of climate change on the lobster fishery with the Boston Globe’s Spotlight team. Before moving to Maine, she covered politics, environment, casino gambling and tribal issues in Florida, Connecticut and Arizona. Her favorite assignments allow her to introduce readers to unusual people, cultures, or subjects. When off the clock, Penny is usually getting lost in a new book at a local coffeehouse, watching foreign crime shows or planning her family’s next adventure.
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Pot prices emerge as a top concern at hearing on recreational cannabis rules
About 100 people turn out for the first public airing of the state’s proposed rules, raising concerns that the taxes, prices and labeling requirements will hurt small businesses and their customers.
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Crash near Forest Avenue exit ties up I-295 traffic
The multivehicle accident near Exit 6 caused significant delays during the evening rush hour, but the Maine Turnpike Authority had lifted its travel advisory by 7 p.m.
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Public will have chance to weigh in on proposed pot rules Thursday
The state Office of Marijuana Policy hopes to have the final version of the proposal to the Legislature before it adjourns for summer break.
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Deering High School hosts active shooter simulation
More than 60 law enforcement officers from nine area agencies participate in the training exercise.
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Funtown’s ride of passage gets a winter makeover
The Astrosphere scrambler at the Saco amusement park now sports a concrete dome – complete with air conditioning – to replace the old inflatable one.
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Finding consensus on whale protections a tough call in Maine
Halving the number of vertical lines in a state where everyone fishes for lobster in their own way presents significant challenges for regulators.
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Hearing set on recreational pot rules
The May 23 hearing in Portland will be the first opportunity for the public to provide in-person testimony on the state’s draft of adult-use cannabis regulations.
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Maine strikes tentative marijuana-tracking deal with Florida company
This second attempt to secure a track-and-trace contract marks a major milestone in the state’s effort to roll out its adult-use market
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First-grader on bike killed in collision with school bus in Rumford
The 6-year-old boy was hit when he fell off the bike while trying to stop in an intersection just two blocks from his school.