Penny Overton is excited to be the Portland Press Heraldās first climate reporter. Since joining the paper in 2016, she has written about Maineās 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 Globeās 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 familyās next adventure.
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PublishedJanuary 24, 2019
Consulting deal falters, may cause new delay for Maine’s recreational pot market
An appeal led the state to rescind its cannabis rule-writing contract and solicit new plans.
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PublishedJanuary 20, 2019
Dreaming of a lobster license, but trapped on a waitlist
Strict entry rules mean some fishermen have been biding their time ā in some cases for more than a decade. While legislators propose changes, lobstermen urge caution.
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PublishedJanuary 18, 2019
Early indications show 2018 was a strong year for lobster landings in Maine
The state won’t release official numbers until next month, but preliminary data indicates that harvesters landed more than 100 million pounds for the eighth straight year.
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PublishedJanuary 10, 2019
Lawmakers consider sealing, erasing records of past cannabis convictions
Four Maine legislators are pursuing bills to clear some convictions for marijuana possession that today would be legal.
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PublishedJanuary 4, 2019
Marijuana dispensaries’ big donations to Mills inaugural have caregivers crying foul
Three dispensaries, combined, had donated nearly 20 percent of the money collected to usher in the new governor as of Dec. 22.
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PublishedJanuary 3, 2019
Gov. Mills wants fisheries commissioner, 2 other LePage Cabinet members to stay on job
Support for Patrick Keliher, current head of the Department of Marine Resources, came from many sectors of the state’s commercial fishing industry.
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PublishedJanuary 1, 2019
Fishing industry lobbies for Maine commissioner to retain his post
Citing regulatory complexities and Patrick Keliher’s capable leadership, several marine trade groups are asking that the commissioner of the Department of Marine Resources stay in Mills’ Cabinet.
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PublishedDecember 30, 2018
Lack of mandated testing could expose cannabis users to toxins
The state is hammering out testing requirements for marijuana products, but until it does, it’s buyer beware.
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PublishedDecember 26, 2018
New marketing plan will pitch Maine’s soft-shell lobster to fishmongers
The Maine Lobster Marketing Collaborative will redirect most of its $2.2 million yearly budget to win over the middlemen.
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PublishedDecember 20, 2018
New law opens new possibilities for Maine medical marijuana providers
Dispensaries and caregivers can collaborate, rather than compete, under the state’s new rules allowing business-to-business medical cannabis sales.
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