Daniel Kool is the Portland Press Herald's night reporter. A graduate of Boston University, Daniel previously covered city news, transportation and higher education for the Boston Globe. His work has also appeared in GBH News, the Boston Globe Magazine, and Boston University's student newspaper, where he was the city news editor. A midwestern transplant, Daniel lives in Biddeford, where he practices the banjo and theremin.
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PublishedApril 29, 2025
In Senate speech, Angus King invokes Margaret Chase Smith’s ‘Declaration,’ warns of current ‘crisis’
Citing Smith’s 1950 ‘Declaration of Conscience’ address, King said the issue is not President Donald Trump’s agenda, but his apparent attempts to centralize power, including by ‘ignoring the Constitution’ and the rule of law.
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PublishedApril 26, 2025
For many Mainers, Pope Francis’ impact and legacy are personal
The pontiff spent his 12-year tenure preaching what he called the joy of the gospel and emphasizing compassion. That message resonated among myriad Catholics and non-Catholics alike.
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PublishedApril 25, 2025
Gulf of Maine scallop fishery halted again, this time for the year
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration expects fisherman to reach the 675,563-pound harvest limit within the next few days.
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PublishedApril 22, 2025
Four Maine college presidents sign national letter decrying Trump education ‘overreach’
The presidents of Bowdoin, Bates, Colby and the University of New England joined more than 230 college leaders in rebuking the federal government’s ‘political interference’ in higher education.
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PublishedApril 18, 2025
Hannaford began review of dairy sourcing days before human rights complaint
The complaint by Migrant Justice, a Vermont-based farmers’ rights group, alleges substandard working conditions on some farms that supply the supermarket chain’s milk.
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PublishedApril 17, 2025
Collins ‘encouraged’ by meeting with Navy secretary at Portsmouth Shipyard
The meeting came after workers at the Kittery shipyard were initially targeted as part of the Trump administration’s efforts to shrink the federal workforce.
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PublishedApril 15, 2025
FRONTLINE, Press Herald film ‘Breakdown in Maine’ nominated for Peabody award
The film, a joint production of the Portland Press Herald, Maine Public and FRONTLINE (PBS), is 1 of 4 finalists in the public service category.
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PublishedApril 15, 2025
Aroostook school district votes to follow Trump administration on Title IX
The board of Hodgdon-based MSAD 70 approved a motion to ‘align with federal Title IX by recognizing only two sexes,’ in line with the administration’s interpretation.
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PublishedApril 15, 2025
Lobster industry’s defamation case against aquarium paused while appeals court interprets libel law
The lawsuit, which has spent years in limbo, claims the California museum’s sustainable seafood certification unfairly downgraded Maine’s fishery over right whale protections.
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PublishedApril 14, 2025
At packed town hall, constituents ask Pingree about her efforts to fight Trump White House
The crowd erupted into cheers and applause at some of the questions and responses. One attendee was asked to leave after repeatedly demanding the congresswoman describe the Trump administration as ‘Nazis.’
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