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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PublishedOctober 4, 2016
Proximity to Arctic wasn’t on Eimskip’s list of reasons for coming to Portland
The Icelandic company chose Portland as its American port of call because it saw the opportunities to expand trade in the North Atlantic.
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PublishedOctober 3, 2016
Changes in Arctic have global impact, panel says at forum in Portland
Speakers at the University of Southern Maine focus on Arctic challenges ranging from climate change to shipping safety.
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PublishedOctober 3, 2016
Portland incubator for marine-related businesses close to finding new space
A move nears for the New England Ocean Cluster, but it’s still looking for a permanent home on the waterfront like the operation in Iceland that it was modeled after.
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PublishedSeptember 27, 2016
Travel consultant Steve Hewins named leader of two hospitality groups
The industry veteran who built his travel agency into the state’s largest will guide the 1,200-member restaurant and innkeeper associations.
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PublishedSeptember 23, 2016
Maine’s lobster exports going full steam, with Asian market growing
Sales through June are more than double the year before as demand surges in Asian countries and sellers cultivate new overseas business.
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PublishedSeptember 23, 2016
Sweden and Maine lobster: A love-hate relationship
While Sweden has been seeking an EU ban on imports, the country’s spending on the delicacy has soared 523 percent.
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PublishedSeptember 16, 2016
Lobster exporters looking to EU customers for help in averting ban
The American and Canadian lobster industries are looking to countries like Spain, Italy and France to help scuttle the Swedish proposal to label lobster ‘invasive.’
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PublishedSeptember 11, 2016
The ‘lobster capital of the world’ faces a crucial question
Imposing a license wait-list divides those protective of a prized natural resource and others who see a growing fleet as key to a thriving regional economy.
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PublishedSeptember 6, 2016
Sweden’s proposed ban on American lobsters clears first hurdle
The opinion of the European Union’s Scientific Forum on Invasive Alien Species sets in motion a broader review of the proposal.
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PublishedAugust 31, 2016
Amid signs of backlash over LePage, will tourists stay away from Maine?
Industry officials wait to see if the political storm and national attention damage Maine as recent controversies did in two other states.
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