Penelope Overton

Press Herald

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.

Latest

Published
August 14, 2020

Recreational marijuana sales in Maine to begin, finally, on Oct. 9

Maine will begin issuing active adult-use business licenses on Sept. 8, with retail sales to follow a month later.
Published
August 5, 2020

Research shows warming waters, acidification hurt lobsters’ ability to cope with stress and disease

University of Maine researchers explored how end-of-century ocean conditions could impact the state’s signature crustacean.
Published
August 4, 2020

Gulf of Maine lobster loses key sustainability label

The London-based nonprofit that sets standards for sustainable fishing will suspend its certification of the Gulf of Maine lobster fishery Aug. 30 because of its rope-heavy fishing methods.
Published
July 30, 2020

Preble Street donors warned about potential hack

The nonprofit wasn’t targeted, but donors’ personal data was among the information stolen by hackers targeting a third-party data storage company.
Published
July 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.
Published
July 27, 2020

Ex-deputies linked to Farmington 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.
Published
July 19, 2020

Maine lobster industry’s large PPP loan recipients

$350,000 to $1 million: Carver Shellfish Inc. Maine Shellfish Co. Inc. Greenhead Lobster LLC Maine Coast Shellfish LLC $150,000 to $350,000: Cape Porpoise Lobster Co. Taylor Lobster Co. LLC Bean Maine Lobster Inc. Greenhead Lobster Products LLC Lobster 207 LLC Mill Cove Lobster Pound Inc. Maine Lobster Outlet LLC Harbor Fish Market S&M Fisheries Inc. […]
Published
July 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.
Published
July 19, 2020

Pandemic relief flows to Maine’s lobster supply chain

A sprawling network of dealers, retailers and processors in the state received at least $9.2 million in federal Paycheck Protection Program loans.
Published
July 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.