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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PublishedJuly 31, 2020
Impact of Blackbaud data hack felt at nonprofits across Maine
Philanthropic donors all over the state, and the world, are learning their personal data was held hostage in a ransomware attack.
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PublishedJuly 29, 2020
State predicts 1st recreational cannabis sales by end of year
The first wave of grows, manufacturing plants and testing labs will open in the fall, giving the industry time to prepare for consumer sales.
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PublishedJuly 27, 2020
Ex-deputies linked to pot business that was target of federal drug raid
One former Franklin County Sheriff’s Office deputy is treasurer and another a board member of a wholesale medical marijuana company hit in the sweeping raid last week in Farmington.
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PublishedJuly 19, 2020
1 in 3 Maine lobstermen lands federal pandemic loan
Lobstermen got more small Paycheck Protection Program loans than members of any other Maine industry, but the size of the average loan was small.
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PublishedJuly 11, 2020
Top executive leaves Maine’s biggest marijuana company
Wellness Connection of Maine’s longtime CEO, Patricia Rosi, has departed to take a job at its corporate parent, Acreage Holdings.
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PublishedJune 24, 2020
Trump: Lobster industry deserves cut of farming trade bailout
Wednesday’s presidential order says the struggling lobster industry should be eligible for any future agricultural trade relief.
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PublishedJune 24, 2020
Biden to BIW: ‘Make a fair offer’ to strikers
The likely Democratic presidential nominee praised members of the striking shipyard union on Wednesday.
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PublishedJune 23, 2020
State helps towns and tribes qualify for COVID-19 disaster relief
Maine will use $35 million of its $1.25 billion in coronavirus relief funds as local match needed for federal disaster relief.
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PublishedJune 23, 2020
Dry weather prompts state to suspend online burn permits
The Maine Forest Service says adequate rainfall is necessary before it will resume issuing burn permits online.
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PublishedJune 23, 2020
BIW strike, Bowdoin’s remote-learning plan deal another blow to midcoast businesses
The shipyard strike and the college’s decision to close its campus to upperclassmen this fall could take a toll on Bath and Brunswick businesses.
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