The small town in rural Franklin County has seen an exodus of employers over the years and now is bracing for the closure of the nearby paper mill in Jay.
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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Aroostook County Senate race tops $1 million in spending
Most of that – $808,226 – is being spent to reelect Democratic Senate President Troy Jackson over Republican challenger Rep. Sue Bernard.
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Mills, LePage trade blame for high energy costs
Gov. Janet Mills and former Gov. Paul LePage tangled over inflation and the economy in a televised debate Monday.
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Massachusetts man killed in crash on I-95 in Pittsfield
Ralph Desrosiers, 21 of Wilmington, died in a single-car accident Friday afternoon.
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BMV to roll out appointment system
The long wait for the end of the long wait at the Bureau of Motor Vehicles soon may be over.
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U.S. Attorney’s Office rolls out plan to protect democracy on Election Day
U.S. attorney’s offices across the country, including Maine, are appointing staff to oversee Election Day complaints of voting rights concerns, threats of violence to voting officials and polling place staff, and election fraud.
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Green Divide: LePage, Mills environmental records a study in contrasts
While governor, LePage rolled back environmental regulations and stifled renewable energy in the hopes of growing the economy. Mills reversed most of these policies and embraced the state’s role as a leader in fighting climate change.
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Abortion stances of Mills and LePage both likely disappointed their supporters
To the chagrin of their bases, both gubernatorial candidates claim they would not change Maine’s abortion law.
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Ad Watch: LePage ad claims big budget increase under Mills
In ‘Maine Choices,’ former Gov. Paul LePage claims Gov. Janet Mills’ budget was 580% higher than inflation. It’s true, but that isn’t as damning as the Republican challenger would like you to believe.
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LePage says Gov. Mills’ policies have fueled drug use, crime
Gov. Janet Mills defended her support for harm reduction efforts such as needle exchanges and anti-overdose medication, and Democrats said former Gov. Paul LePage put people at risk by opposing such measures.