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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PublishedOctober 7, 2020
Once shut out, Maine cannabis industry now eligible for sustainable energy grants
Efficiency Maine voted 5-2 Wednesday to allow state-legal marijuana businesses to apply for energy efficiency program grants.
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PublishedOctober 4, 2020
Maine’s marijuana market opening could be a letdown for many
The state’s recreational cannabis market is set to finally open Friday, but few stores will be, and supplies are expected to be extremely limited.
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PublishedOctober 4, 2020
Maine’s cannabis market: Things to know before you go
How much can you buy? Where can you consume it? Will sales be cash only? What happens if you get pulled over?
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PublishedSeptember 28, 2020
More than one-quarter of Portland’s would-be cannabis retailers face disqualification
In the race to secure one of the 20 licenses to sell pot in Maine’s biggest city, a dozen applicants haven’t satisfied basic requirements such as paying city taxes and fees on time.
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PublishedSeptember 17, 2020
Eric Trump tells Maine lobstermen: ‘We will never, ever let you down’
At a campaign event in Saco, President Trump’s son touts his father’s support for the iconic fishing industry as the reason Maine should vote to give him a second term.
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PublishedSeptember 14, 2020
State licenses 2 more recreational cannabis stores, first manufacturing facility
The approval of stores in South Portland and Newry gives Maine a total of 5 retail outlets to date that will be allowed to open as of Oct. 9.
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PublishedSeptember 10, 2020
State issues Bangor’s first adult-use cannabis licenses
Bangor gets its first adult-use grower, Allure Cultivation, and will see a medical marijuana shop, Firestorm, convert to recreational sales on Oct. 1.
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PublishedSeptember 9, 2020
Feds to pay Maine lobstermen $50 million to offset trade war losses
Maine lobstermen are eligible for up to $250,000 each as part of a $527 million fishing industry bailout to help offset the impact of China’s retaliatory tariffs.
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PublishedSeptember 8, 2020
Maine approves adult-use cannabis stores in South Portland, Northport
The approvals were among 6 recreational cannabis licenses the state awarded Tuesday for retailers, growers and testing labs, but consumer sales won’t begin until Oct. 9.
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PublishedSeptember 3, 2020
Maine hits snag in effort to distribute pandemic aid to seafood industry
Individual fishermen, fishing charters and seafood dealers must demonstrate revenue losses before receiving checks, probably in November.
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