Kay is an expert in chit-chatting with a degree from the Arthur L. Carter School of Journalism at New York University. Kay joined Masthead Maine as a reporter for The Franklin Journal and Livermore Falls Advertiser in 2021. She joined the Press Herald business team in March of 2023.
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PublishedNovember 17, 2023
Maine could end 2023 with the lowest annual unemployment rate in its history
Many economic challenges remain, however, including a statewide housing crisis, increased homelessness, inflation, higher costs of living and an ongoing workforce shortage.
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PublishedNovember 13, 2023
Avesta, Preble Street propose building 30 to 50 apartments on former Oxford Street shelter site
The plan still needs funding and city approval and likely wouldn’t be built until 2025 and ready for occupancy by 2027.
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PublishedNovember 13, 2023
Seasonal worker visas expected to double, boosting Maine’s hospitality industry
U.S. Sens. Angus King and Susan Collins say they’ve worked with federal officials to secure over 64,000 additional H2-B visas to help businesses struggling with workforce shortages.
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PublishedNovember 10, 2023
Striking workers at Woodland Pulp qualify for unemployment
The Maine Bureau of Unemployment Compensation has awarded 80 striking workers at Woodland Pulp eligibility for unemployment benefits after the paper mill hired temporary workers to fill the empty positions.
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PublishedNovember 9, 2023
Even though it’s passed, the future of Maine’s new Automotive Right to Repair law is still uncertain
Massachusetts’ own referendum, from 2020, points to a future where Maine’s right to repair law is still not a guarantee.
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PublishedNovember 7, 2023
Automotive right-to-repair referendum passes with overwhelming support
Tommy Hickey, director of the Maine Automotive Right to Repair Coalition, said the next step is to sit down with the attorney general and help guide the state on how to best implement this law.
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PublishedNovember 3, 2023
‘Peer support’ debriefings in aftermath of Lewiston shootings among mental health support offered to public safety responders
Mental health organizations, counselors and law enforcement peers are making a concerted effort to help officers seek out mental health resources in a community where there is a stigma around asking for help.
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PublishedNovember 2, 2023
Manhunt timeline reveals gaps in search for Lewiston mass shooter
The timeline indicates the recycling center business was only searched once by the Maine State Police sometime during the afternoon of Oct. 26. Robert Card’s body was found on the property the following night.
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PublishedOctober 31, 2023
State police waited hours to track Lewiston shooter after finding vehicle, had ‘radio silence’ with local officers
An Androscoggin County Sheriff’s deputy has harshly criticized the Maine State Police’s handling of communication in the manhunt for Robert Card, while another official says it took 12 hours before police began tracking Card from his abandoned vehicle.
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PublishedOctober 26, 2023
Mental health impacts from the Lewiston mass shooting likely to simmer
Counselors say feelings will be heightened and more services will be needed once all the victims are identified and the suspect is caught.
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