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.

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Published
November 12, 2023

Lewiston joins growing list of U.S. communities living with gun trauma

Experts acknowledge that every mass shooting is different but say the Maine city is likely to feel lingering effects of anguish for years.
Published
November 1, 2023

31,000 acres of ancestral land could be returned to Penobscot Nation

The prospective deal would increase tribal trust holdings by a third and secure public access to Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument from the south.
Published
October 24, 2023

Maine regulators signal support for new clean car rules

The Board of Environmental Protection narrowly supports proposed electric car standards, but balks at similar rules for trucks. A final vote won’t be taken until after board staff responds to more than a thousand public comments about the proposed rule.
Published
October 23, 2023

These Maine farmers know what PFAS can do to the land — and they want federal help

Fred Stone, of Arundel, and 3 other Maine farmers address a gathering in Michigan focusing on forever chemicals in agriculture.
Published
October 23, 2023

Right whale population levels off after steep decline, but threats remain

A new estimate of the number of surviving North Atlantic right whales indicates that the population has hovered around 350 animals for 3 years.
Published
October 23, 2023

A warming Gulf Stream is edging ever closer to shore

The shifting current may cause breakaway areas of warm water that raise temperatures in the Gulf of Maine for months at a time, a study finds.
Published
October 16, 2023

Canadian company makes 2nd bid for zinc mine near Katahdin

Wolfden Chase Mtn. LLC says that Pickett Mountain has the country’s largest undeveloped reserves of a type of ore that contains high-grade zinc and smaller but still commercially valuable amounts of copper, lead, silver and gold.
Published
October 15, 2023

As Maine warms, scientists search for tree species that will keep its forests growing

Some are experimenting with assisted forest migration, relocating trees from more southerly habitats that might do well in Maine as temperatures rise and drive out native species.
Published
October 13, 2023

Native Mainer leads Jerusalem Post’s wartime coverage

David Brinn, who grew up in Portland, is the managing editor of Israel’s largest English-language daily newspaper.
Published
October 11, 2023

Hundreds attend solidarity vigil for Israel in Portland

At the same time as the event supporting Israel, a ‘Free Palestine’ rally in Monument Square drew about 60 demonstrators protesting the Israeli government’s military strikes on Gaza.

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