One month after Libby Chamberlain of Brooklin created the invitation-only secret Facebook group, almost 3 million Hillary Clinton supporters have come together to share their support.
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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Maine close to record turnout for presidential election
While the presidential race is driving the big turnout, Mainers also are deciding an unprecedented five citizen-initiated ballot questions and choosing candidates to fill every seat in the Legislature.
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Illegal fishing fears prompt 2-tag plan for lobster traps
The policy is expected to make zone enforcement easier.
Posted inBusiness, Cops & Courts, Maine, News
Two men face charges in theft of lobsters in Harpswell
The Maine Marine Patrol says it made the arrests after a monthlong investigation into a $9,000 heist of lobsters.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Kelp company approved for long-term lease
The OK means Ocean Approved can continue to expand its processing facility in Saco.
Posted inBusiness
Consultant sees huge growth potential for Maine aquaculture
The Hale Group says in a new report that Maine’s oyster, scallop and mussel growers could more than quadruple their products’ value by 2030.
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Some West Enders fighting plan to raise height limit for new waterfront warehouse
Americold wants to build a cold-storage facility at least 68 feet tall, but some residents say it would wreck their views of the harbor.
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Bait crisis is over, but Maine lobstermen are still feeling the pinch
Offshore herring catches finally started to surge, but lobstermen dealt with high bait prices all summer.
Posted inBusiness, Maine
Japan gives visiting Mainers the scoop on scalloping
A delegation studies mechanized methods to see if they can be used in aquaculture back home using equipment funded by a grant.
Posted inBusiness, Maine
European Union decides it won’t ban imports of American lobster
Industry officials celebrate the apparent victory, saying it saved a $200 million annual export business that is critical to Maine.