An investor with ties to the state has applied to build a facility and supply marijuana to a DEA program that’s expanding cultivation sites.
Penelope Overton
Staff Writer
Penny Overton is excited to be the Portland Press Herald’s first climate reporter. Since joining the paper in 2016, she has written about Maine’s lobster and cannabis industries, covered state politics and spent a fellowship year exploring the impact of climate change on the lobster fishery with the Boston Globe’s Spotlight team. Before moving to Maine, she has covered politics, environment, casino gambling and tribal issues in Florida, Connecticut, and Arizona. Her favorite assignments allow her to introduce readers to unusual people, cultures, or subjects. When off the clock, Penny is usually getting lost in a new book at a local coffeehouse, watching foreign crime shows or planning her family’s next adventure.
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States orders vape tent closed at medical marijuana trade show
The tobacco enforcement coordinator of the Maine Attorney General’s Office cites the state’s anti-smoking and marijuana laws in ordering the action at the event in Augusta.
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Maine congressional delegation flexes political muscle to protect lobster exports
Acknowledging global pressure on ‘one of the pillars of our state’s economy,’ leaders in Congress will bring together industry representatives and top U.S. trade negotiators.
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Maine roller derby star will give kidney to fellow skater
The two knew about each other but had never even met until Saturday night at the Portland Expo.
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Maine lobster industry fears retaliation if China seafood tariff is enacted
Such retaliation would hurt Alaskan fishermen and Maine lobstermen most, industry leaders say.
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LePage says he will require surgery after being hit by a car in November
The governor said he had kept the incident quiet, but revealed it at trade conference Friday morning.
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New owners of Falmouth Shopping Center trying to evict Ocean State Job Lot
The discount retailer says it made $1.3 million in upgrades at the strip mall on Route 1 when it opened a store there last year.
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Lobstermen propose floating storage docks to ease space crunch on Portland waterfront
A group is petitioning the Portland Harbor Commission to allow floating storage docks.
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Maine man learns truth of his past: Nuns stole him as a baby from his mother in Ireland
Kevin Battle of South Portland has always known he was adopted. Only recently, as clues emerged about his mysterious birth, did he learn the truth.
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Marine cleanup team tangles with 2 tons of ‘ghost gear’ off Maine coast
Divers, lobstermen and environmentalists pull a huge blob of debris from Dyer Cove. Such lost fishing gear poses a threat to marine life, fishermen and boaters.