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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PublishedMarch 8, 2020
Maine lobstermen to federal regulators: We’re not killing right whales
The Maine Lobstering Union accuses the agency of caving to environmental organizations when it should be defending the industry.
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PublishedMarch 6, 2020
Though Maine’s lobster harvest was smallest in 9 years, value remained steady
The average per-pound price in 2019 was a whopping $4.82, the highest since Maine began tracking lobster hauls back in 1880.
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PublishedMarch 2, 2020
Adult-use cannabis delivery gets a boost from lawmakers
A legislative committee votes to give the state the power to create a recreational marijuana delivery license.
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PublishedFebruary 28, 2020
State now expects retail marijuana stores won’t be open until June
Maine pushes the target date for adult-use marijuana sales back by 3 months, and lowers its projected sales tax revenue for the fiscal year that ends June 30.
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PublishedFebruary 26, 2020
State plan to ‘harmonize’ marijuana programs would wreak havoc, critics say
Maine wants the state’s medical and adult-use cannabis businesses to have the same rules whenever possible, but small operators say that would drive up prices and put them out of business.
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PublishedFebruary 26, 2020
State’s plan for special cannabis crimes unit sparks outrage
Marijuana advocates see the proposal for a 4-person division of the Maine Drug Enforcement Agency to investigate marijuana crimes as an effort to outlaw the drug again.
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PublishedFebruary 20, 2020
State reverses course, leaves menhaden fishery open
Maine will create a commercial menhaden fishing license in 2021, but it won’t close the growing bait fishery as previously planned.
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PublishedFebruary 11, 2020
Maine’s plan to protect whales falls short, regulators say, raising prospect of federal rules
The National Marine Fisheries Service says the state’s proposal to keep endangered right whales from getting entangled in lobstering gear doesn’t go far enough.
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PublishedFebruary 10, 2020
Bill calling for secrecy in marijuana industry divides cannabis community
The industry is split over efforts to keep marijuana license details secret, but opposes a bill that would drive up the price of edibles, salves and tinctures.
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PublishedFebruary 9, 2020
Bill would drape secrecy over recreational cannabis
Maine wants to exempt trade secrets, security and operating procedures of adult-use marijuana businesses from the state public records law.
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