Katie covers everything from crime to community as the weekend reporter at the Portland Press Herald. She's originally from the Hudson Valley region of upstate New York. Before joining the Press Herald, she attended Quinnipiac University, where she studied journalism and political science and worked as the editor-in-chief of the student newspaper, The Quinnipiac Chronicle. She also worked on the digital team at NBC Connecticut based in West Hartford. When she isn't reporting, you can find her exploring Portland's coffee shops and bookstores.
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PublishedAugust 4, 2024
Storms, ospreys cause 6,000 CMP power outages Sunday
A nesting osprey caused a large outage in Knox County, while other parts of the state lost power because of storms.
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PublishedAugust 3, 2024
Beach to Beacon notebook: Wheelchair record-holder turns in another strong showing
Jeyna Senbata is the top male finisher, while Hannah Babalola takes the women’s crown.
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PublishedJuly 27, 2024
Sen. Bernie Sanders stops in Portland to campaign for progressive politics
The Vermont independent has not endorsed Kamala Harris’ run for president but told the crowd at the State Theatre that he will do ‘anything I can’ to elect Harris.
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PublishedJuly 22, 2024
Volunteers hit the water for 41st annual Maine Audubon Loon Count
Results won’t be released for a few weeks, but the state’s common loon population has been trending upward since the ’80s.
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PublishedJuly 21, 2024
USM seeing slightly increased enrollment, balanced budget, president says
President Jacqueline Edmondson said this is the first time since 2019 that USM didn’t have to rely on reserves or outside funding to balance the budget.
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PublishedJuly 21, 2024
Officer injured after third collision involving state police cruisers in 2 days
Both the trooper and the driver were injured in Saturday night’s wreck.
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PublishedJuly 18, 2024
One dead, another injured in Lebanon motorcycle crash
The victims, both from New Hampshire, were found laying in a field near their crashed motorcycle in Lebanon Thursday morning.
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PublishedJuly 16, 2024
Maine artists remember curator for ‘inventiveness and his love for photography’
Stephen Halpert, a photography proponent and former art house theater owner, died Saturday at 91. He was a significant contributor to the Portland art scene, with exhibitions at the University of New England and the Maine Museum of Photographic Arts.
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PublishedJuly 14, 2024
Maine delegation decries attempted assassination of former President Trump
Maine’s members of Congress wished former President Donald Trump well and lauded the Secret Service response after shots rang out at a campaign event Saturday.
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PublishedJuly 11, 2024
Eight Mainers and N.H. man sentenced for underreporting herring landings
The group of fishermen and dealers are given probation and fines for a 3-year scheme involving false landing reports for the fish commonly used as lobster bait.