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.
Penelope Overton
Staff Writer
Penny Overton 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 has 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 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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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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Portland Fish Exchange looks to shore up its future with aquaculture
A waterfront institution partners with an oyster grower to diversify its operation and offer support to the growing aquaculture industry.
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Maine secretary of state appeals judge’s ruling on ranked-choice voting
The decision this week allows a referendum this November on use of the voting method in presidential elections.
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Former CDC director says time is not right to play close-contact sports
Dr. Dora Anne Mills says adding such sports at the same time the state is reopening schools and entering flu season is like adding fuel to a fire – “we could get burned.”
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Man accused of fatal shooting in Lewiston arrested in Mississippi
Jaquile Coleman, 26, will be returned to Maine to face a murder charge in the death of 19-year-old Natasha Morgan.
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Maine approves double-digit rate cuts for Affordable Care Act insurance
Insurance providers cited the revival of Maine’s reinsurance program as a reason they can decrease average rates for individual plans in 2021.
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Lobster industry cheers trade deal that would lift EU tariffs
Maine lobster dealers predict an immediate boost in European sales, which will grow when air travel and restaurants bounce back from the pandemic.
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European Union drops tariffs on U.S. lobster
The decision will put the U.S. on equal footing with Canada in what had traditionally been a huge export market for American lobster.