Penelope Overton writes about the lobster and marijuana industries in Maine, a mix of the iconic and the emerging, the economic powerhouse and the mysterious darkhorse. Just the right mix of old and new for a Maine transplant. Penny joined the Press Herald in 2016. She has covered politics and government, the environment and Indian Country in Florida, Connecticut, Arizona and Washington, D.C. Her favorite stories are when she gets to dive into a world where readers seldom venture. When she’s not newspapering, Penny and her young daughter like to hike, body surf, travel and explore new books, places, poems and people. She is plovertonpph on both Instagram and Snapchat.
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PublishedSeptember 16, 2016
Lobster exporters looking to EU customers for help in averting ban
The American and Canadian lobster industries are looking to countries like Spain, Italy and France to help scuttle the Swedish proposal to label lobster ‘invasive.’
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PublishedSeptember 11, 2016
The ‘lobster capital of the world’ faces a crucial question
Imposing a license wait-list divides those protective of a prized natural resource and others who see a growing fleet as key to a thriving regional economy.
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PublishedSeptember 6, 2016
Sweden’s proposed ban on American lobsters clears first hurdle
The opinion of the European Union’s Scientific Forum on Invasive Alien Species sets in motion a broader review of the proposal.
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PublishedAugust 31, 2016
Amid signs of backlash over LePage, will tourists stay away from Maine?
Industry officials wait to see if the political storm and national attention damage Maine as recent controversies did in two other states.
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PublishedAugust 26, 2016
Gary Johnson tells Maine audience his Libertarian ticket offers voters ‘six-lane highway down the middle’
The candidate appears in Portland and Lewiston and says this week’s racially charged comments by Maine’s Republican governor should make voters reconsider their options.
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PublishedAugust 26, 2016
Lobstermen in Maine’s historically open zone vote to close their waters to newcomers
The call for a waiting list in Zone C, which includes Stonington and Vinalhaven, now goes to a local council and then state regulators.
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PublishedAugust 25, 2016
On trip to Greenland, Sen. King finds effect of climate change ‘amazing and scary’
He returns from a three-day fact-finding trip with plan to call for more U.S. icebreakers to clear Arctic trade routes.
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PublishedAugust 15, 2016
Pogy fishery reopens with strict new rules
Maine fishermen must limit their pursuit to Tuesday-Thursday, and net less than 120,000 pounds a week.
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PublishedAugust 14, 2016
Invasive green crabs are scuttling from dilemma to delicacy
Moleche, anyone? A group of Georgetown fishermen and others are getting expert advice from Venice, Italy, to turn a rampant threat to Maine’s fisheries into a marketable part of the solution.
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PublishedAugust 9, 2016
Shortage of herring used for lobster bait sparks run on pogies
Officials close the fishery after the catch to meet demand for an alternative trap bait surpasses the state’s quota for the first time.
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