Penelope Overton writes about the lobster and marijuana industries in Maine, a mix of the iconic and the emerging, the economic powerhouse and the mysterious darkhorse. Just the right mix of old and new for a Maine transplant. Penny joined the Press Herald in 2016. She has covered politics and government, the environment and Indian Country in Florida, Connecticut, Arizona and Washington, D.C. Her favorite stories are when she gets to dive into a world where readers seldom venture. When she’s not newspapering, Penny and her young daughter like to hike, body surf, travel and explore new books, places, poems and people. She is plovertonpph on both Instagram and Snapchat.
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PublishedSeptember 26, 2022
LePage, sportsmen’s group tussle over $40 million fish hatchery
The Republican gubernatorial candidate says he lost the group’s support by refusing to promise funding for a $40 million fish hatchery. The group says it does not pressure any candidate and stands by its election guide, which gave an A rating to Democratic Gov. Janet Mills.
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PublishedSeptember 26, 2022
LePage responds to report about Florida tax exemption as Dems maintain pressure
The former governor told the Press Herald that his wife, Ann, maintained full-time resident status in Florida when he moved back to start campaigning.
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PublishedSeptember 19, 2022
LePage unveils proposed plan to topple Maine’s ‘woke’ education system
Former Gov. Paul LePage unveils a proposed Parents Bill of Rights that echoes plans from Republicans in other states.
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PublishedSeptember 10, 2022
Maine politicians scramble to show support for lobster industry
Long seen as emblematic of Maine’s hardworking ethos, lobstering holds an outsized influence on the state’s electorate and politicians from both parties want to show voters that they are on board.
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PublishedSeptember 7, 2022
Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin stumps for Paul LePage in Lewiston
Virginia’s first-term governor says Republicans have a winning formula on education: empower frustrated parents.
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PublishedAugust 28, 2022
More women in Maine, nation turning to medication abortion
The use of medication to end pregnancies grew during the pandemic and could help the state’s providers handle increased demand as patients come from other states to have abortions.
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PublishedAugust 18, 2022
LePage threatens Democratic staffer filming him at campaign event
‘Six feet away or I’m going to deck you,’ the Republican gubernatorial candidate said to the man who has been taking video of LePage at campaign events.
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PublishedAugust 16, 2022
Maine’s U.S. senators differ on key questions about search of Trump estate
Sen. Angus King calls on Republicans to defend the FBI and questions why Trump kept top secret documents; Sen. Susan Collins says there are legitimate questions about the search itself, and the timing of it.
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PublishedAugust 15, 2022
Private wells running dry in Maine as drought persists
York, Cumberland and Kennebec counties are hardest hit, according to Maine Drought Task Force.
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PublishedAugust 10, 2022
Some Maine Republicans join party’s attacks on FBI search of Trump property
Paul LePage and Bruce Poliquin denounce the FBI search, taking a stance that experts say undermines the rule of law and health of democracy.
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