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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PublishedApril 5, 2020
Pandemic sparks concerns about child abuse in Maine
Child abuse hotline calls have declined sharply since the coronavirus closed schools in the state, cutting at-risk children off from the people most likely to report problems.
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PublishedApril 4, 2020
Amid crisis, Maine confronts a shortage of respiratory therapists
The state needs ventilators to treat the worst COVID-19 cases – and people who can run them.
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PublishedMarch 29, 2020
Maine businesses learn to work through pandemic
Coronavirus compels shops and service providers to change platforms, procedures and even products.
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PublishedMarch 20, 2020
Coronavirus concerns push back Maine elver season
The state will delay the start of the fishery’s $20 million-a-year season by at least 2 weeks.
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PublishedMarch 19, 2020
Maine fitness clubs struggle to work out a coronavirus strategy
Some have closed, some have moved online or outside, while a few say they will stay open as long as they can.
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PublishedMarch 15, 2020
Low fuss? Yes. High flavor? Sadly, no.
The American Heart Association’s venture into Instant Pot cooking is definitely good for you, and an easy option for weeknight cooking, but is it tasty enough to convert those wary of healthy cooking?
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PublishedMarch 13, 2020
Maine issues first round of conditional marijuana licenses
Among them are four manufacturing facilities, 11 growing operations and 16 retail outlets in 10 communities, with five of the stores in Portland.
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PublishedMarch 13, 2020
State releases list showing who’s seeking marijuana business licenses
About 300 people, including an ex-governor’s brother, are vying for more than 200 state licenses to grow, manufacture or sell recreational marijuana in Maine.
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PublishedMarch 12, 2020
Industry wins some, loses some in changes to medical marijuana reform bill
A legislative committee strips out a ban on small extraction labs, federal background checks, plant size limits and fines from a department-backed bill, but adds a testing requirement.
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PublishedMarch 9, 2020
Lawmakers strip secrecy and extraction rules out of marijuana bill
The controversial provisions would have driven up the cost of alcohol-based extractions and allowed marijuana companies to shield certain state license data from the public.
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