Kevin Miller joined the staff of the Portland Press Herald in 2012 and has worked as a journalist in Maine since 2005. He currently covers state politics, the Maine Legislature and environmental/natural resources issues. A policy wonk, Kevin previously wrote about Congress and federal issues as the Press Herald’s Washington, DC correspondent. Before settling in Maine, he covered state government, higher education and environmental issues for newspapers in Virginia and Maryland. In his spare time, Kevin enjoys hiking, camping, fishing, kayaking, cross-country skiing or doing pretty much anything else outdoors. He lives in Newcastle with his wife, Carissa, and their dog.
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PublishedSeptember 25, 2015
Maine’s fall colors are a week behind, and dry, mild weather continues
Southern and coastal Maine may not hit ‘peak foliage’ until late October, although that timeline could change with the weather.
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PublishedSeptember 23, 2015
Center to treat injured or abandoned seals coming to Harpswell
The ‘triage center,’ a partnership of Marine Mammals of Maine and World Animal Protection, will begin to address a gap created when a University of New England rehabilitation center closed last year.
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PublishedSeptember 22, 2015
LePage education chief recovering from broken back
Acting Education Commissioner Tom Desjardin injured his back during a fall in his barn earlier this month.
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PublishedSeptember 22, 2015
Portland adds needle disposal boxes in some city parks as heroin crisis continues
The secure metal boxes, located in Deering Oaks and other parks, comes more than a month after the city stepped up patrols for discarded needles in parks.
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PublishedSeptember 21, 2015
Coast Guard untangles giant turtle off Cape Elizabeth
The 6-foot-long leatherback, an endangered species, swims away after being freed from fishing line.
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PublishedSeptember 9, 2015
Appalachian Trail record-setter pays $500 fine, still feels ‘used’ by Baxter official
Scott Jurek admits drinking champagne on Katahdin despite an alcohol ban, in a case that drew attention to hikers’ conduct in the Maine state park.
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PublishedSeptember 8, 2015
Federal audit finds Maine with $4.4 million in uncollected Medicaid overpayments to nursing homes
The Maine Department of Health and Human Services has agreed to repay the federal share of the funds and said it is making improvements to address the issue.
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PublishedSeptember 8, 2015
Poliquin’s office, national Republican group deny reports of improper campaign coordination
The two were responding to reports that they had a confidential agreement that raised red flags about political contributions to the Republican congressman.
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PublishedSeptember 2, 2015
Judge orders Mallinckrodt to fund mercury cleanup plan for Penobscot River
The ruling is a step toward requiring the company to pay to clean up pollution from the former HoltraChem site – a cost estimated at $130 million.
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PublishedSeptember 1, 2015
Republican presidential candidate Rand Paul rallies supporters in Freeport
The senator from Kentucky visits Maine as part of a New England tour aimed at breathing energy into a campaign that’s trailing Donald Trump and other Republican contenders.
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