Kay Neufeld is a business reporter with the Portland Press Herald, covering labor, unions and Maine's workforce; lobstering, fisheries and the working waterfront. They also love telling stories that illustrate the vibrant culture that makes Maine and its Mainers so special. They previously worked at the Camden Herald, Franklin Journal and the Bangor Daily News, covering local communities. Kay grew up in New York and graduated from New York University's Arthur L. Carter Journalism Institute in 2018. They spontaneously moved to Maine in 2020 after visiting on vacation, searching for housing on Craigslist in the middle of their trip and asking their mother to ship their belongings to the Midcoast. In their spare time, Kay loves taking their miniature dachshund on miniature hikes, passionately defending Beyoncé's artistry and playing the fiddle with friends.
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PublishedFebruary 29, 2024
Fidium parent company laying off nearly quarter of customer service staff in Maine
The cutting of 12 jobs at Consolidated Communications continues what union and congressional leaders have called a ‘troubling’ trend at Maine’s largest telecommunications company.
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PublishedFebruary 26, 2024
Maine unveils new license plates with natural-looking pine tree
The changeover, approved by the legislature in July 2023, was spurred by concerns around public safety.
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PublishedFebruary 24, 2024
While Maine home prices continue to rise and inventory continues to fall, those trends are slowing
Data from Maine Listings shows the median sales price of a single-family home hit $353,000 in January, up 8.6% from $325,000 in January 2023.
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PublishedFebruary 23, 2024
Portland-based nonprofit has sent $5 million of medical supplies to Ukraine
Partners for World Health repurposes unused medical supplies that would otherwise be thrown away from New England health care facilities, manufacturers and individuals.
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PublishedFebruary 23, 2024
State judicial board seeks to disbar former gubernatorial candidate Eliot Cutler after child-porn conviction
Cutler, who was admitted to the Maine Bar in 1974, has not contested the recommendation. He was convicted in 2023 for possessing thousands of child pornography images on his computers.
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PublishedFebruary 23, 2024
White House announces plan to cancel $5.3 million in student loan debt for 700 Mainers
The average debt relief in Maine is roughly $7,600 under the program to clear $1.2 billion in loans for 153,000 borrowers nationwide.
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PublishedFebruary 22, 2024
Crypto company to pay state for violating security laws
Maine’s payout, part of a $3 million settlement being divided among 26 states, will go into the state’s Securities Restitution Assistance Fund for investors who have lost money because of securities violations.
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PublishedFebruary 22, 2024
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. sues over Maine ban on collecting presidential nomination signatures at polls during primary
Secretary of State Shenna Bellows said that doing so would violate state law, and the ban applies to all presidential candidates. Kennedy’s campaign claims the ban violates his constitutional rights.
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PublishedFebruary 16, 2024
Death of North Atlantic right whale illustrates difficulty of protecting the endangered mammals
Scientists tracked the worsening entanglement of North Atlantic right whale No. 5120 for over a year before the calf died in January with Maine rope wrapped around her. Could she have been saved?
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PublishedFebruary 14, 2024
Maine lobstering gear linked to right whale death for first time
Officials have not confirmed whether the Maine gear caused the death of the whale found dead in Massachusetts in January.
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