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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PublishedFebruary 24, 2022
Relief fund created to help Maine farmers deal with forever chemicals
Maine Farmland Trust and the Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association have raised $255,000 to create a short-term financial safety net for those affected by PFAS.
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PublishedFebruary 23, 2022
Farmers urge passage of bill to stop agricultural use of PFAS-laden sludge
One says at a news conference Wednesday that his family is ‘teetering on the edge of losing everything’ because of PFAS contamination.
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PublishedFebruary 23, 2022
Senate vote falls 1 short of threshold to send equal rights amendment to voters
Senators voted 22-12 in support Wednesday, just shy of the two-thirds majority that would be needed in upcoming votes to put the question on a statewide ballot.
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PublishedFebruary 23, 2022
House approves climate science training funds for Maine teachers
The $3 million state grant program would encourage school districts to partner with community nonprofits to build climate science training plans for teachers.
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PublishedFebruary 22, 2022
Lawmakers want more oversight of child protective services
A bill would require the Office of Child and Family Services to report to the Legislature’s Government Oversight Committee.
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PublishedFebruary 16, 2022
Equal rights amendment to Maine Constitution hits Republican opposition in House
The 80-57 vote in favor of the proposal falls short of the two-thirds majority required to put the issue to voters, with another vote coming later in this session.
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PublishedFebruary 11, 2022
Maine’s child welfare system failed 3-year-old who died, grandmother tells lawmakers
The grandmother of Maddox Williams, whose mother is charged with murder in his death, gave emotional testimony to a legislative committee that’s investigating Maine’s child welfare system.
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PublishedFebruary 7, 2022
Rep. Pingree’s bill aims to help Maine hemp growers
Maine’s struggling hemp industry would benefit from relaxed rules on potency limits.
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PublishedFebruary 2, 2022
Committee backs pay raises for state psychiatric hospital workers in Augusta and Bangor
The panel voted 8-4 along party lines, with Democrats in favor and Republicans opposed.
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PublishedFebruary 1, 2022
Panel endorses bill to train teachers in climate science despite Republican opposition
Opponents worried that the bill, which has huge support among Maine science teachers, would give environmental groups too much influence.
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