A Portland seafood dealer is sentenced to 6 months in jail and a Maine fisherman pleads guilty to trafficking more than $250,000 worth of illegally harvested elvers
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 lobster council to keep funding marketing effort despite critics
A collaborative will promote Maine’s signature product for a fifth year, even though some fishermen and dealers say any benefits aren’t worth the cost.
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Windham man sentenced for lying about Old Port shooting in 2016
Jason McGoldrick will spend one year and a day in prison for lying to investigators about the identity of a man he was with when another man shot at them.
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Maine processors who make pot products facing state crackdown
The DHHS says they’re breaking the rules and will be penalized starting Feb. 1, but marijuana caregivers say stricter enforcement will be hard on patients.
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Legislative committee dives into another go at recreational marijuana bill
Lawmakers who crafted the vetoed overhaul want to find a compromise that the governor and House Republicans can tolerate.
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Old drug conviction puts Maine marijuana expert on the defensive
Maine’s emerging recreational pot industry values the knowledge of Brunswick chemist Trevor Bozeman, but in Ohio he’s forced to defend his right to work in the field.
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Amazon backs out of pharmaceutical wholesaling in Maine
The online retail giant’s reasons are unclear, but it let 3 pending applications lapse.
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Marine resources commissioner opposes task force to study addiction in fishing industry
Patrick Keliher of the Department of Marine Resources says the problem affects many industries, and fishing shouldn’t be singled out.
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Bill calls for task force to stem the tide of addiction in Maine’s fishing industry
State Rep. Mick Devin, the bill’s sponsor, says the problem of addiction among Maine fishermen has been growing worse for years.
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Maine lobster industry braces for impact of Canada’s sweet EU deal
Canada’s new agreement with the European Union eliminates an 8% tariff on Canadian lobster sales in Europe, putting lobster suppliers in Maine and Massachusetts at a big disadvantage.