Stephanie McFeeters

In Mount Desert, the median house price doubled to 900k in just 5 years. For @mainemonitor @thejoshkeefe dove into one attempt to build workforce housing & the ways 7 wealthy summer residents are fighting to stop the project— a project that’s 6 units total themainemonitor.org/mdi-workforce-…

“We are never receiving enough money to even scratch the surface of the problem.” Read @emilykbader on tribal opioid settlement $ & how one Wabanaki group is approaching addiction treatment @mainemonitor (pix by Katherine Emery) buff.ly/3LoMeUG

Lots of great stuff in this @mainemonitor piece by @thejoshkeefe but I'm stuck on the fact that one court asked him to send a FAX to get a ZOOM LINK 🙃 themainemonitor.org/judges-decide-…

For the @mainemonitor, I caught up with the state's first public defender's office. The Capitol Region PD office isn't just providing legal counsel, it's making waves and "challenging pieces of a criminal investigation that haven’t been challenged before."

Today, @SAHogan received the Livingston Award for Local Reporting for her Maine Monitor investigation into Maine’s probate court system. The investigation “is a shining example of local journalism at its finest,” said @KaraSwisher. @umwallacehouse themainemonitor.org/samantha-hogan…

“Women who have children that are in addiction, even though they want to get better, they don’t want to leave their kids behind. That stops a lot of people out there from wanting to get help.” Read @emilykbader on Safe Harbor @mainemonitor themainemonitor.org/safe-harbor-re…

Few realize the range of Brookfield Renewable’s influence in Maine — from the state’s largest dam to its oldest wind farm to one of its only battery storage systems. @Murray_journo has the story for us this morning: buff.ly/3Vpoeqj

NEW: Maine’s Health Department Rarely Investigates When Residents Wander Away From Their Care Facilities propublica.org/article/maine-… by partner @RoseLundyyy @mainemonitor

ICYMI, for the @mainemonitor I wrote about a case in which DHHS never provided the mother of a severely disabled child the nursing support she was legally entitled to. Instead, it moved to terminate her parental rights because she couldn't care for the child.

The third part of my series for @mainemonitor and @propublica found the Maine health department rarely inspected care facilities after 115 cases in which residents “unsafely wandered” away. themainemonitor.org/wandering-resi…

Local govts in Maine are not required to report how they spend opioid settlement funds. But @emilykbader did the work of asking them all and uncovering the info for the public. Via @mainemonitor themainemonitor.org/opioid-settlem…

Just a friendly reminder, Maine's news organizations are free to run stories from @mainemonitor. The @PressHerald has two of our stories on the top of its homepage today, including this one by me. Steal our stuff! pressherald.com/2024/05/02/lac…

I'm reporting on pharmacy deserts in Maine and want to hear from people who don't have a local pharmacy. (If you have to drive 15+ min to get to one, that's you!) Fill out this survey or email me @ emily@themainemonitor.org themainemonitor.org/help-us-report…

Delighted to be joining @mainemonitor this week as its new deputy editor! And to be returning to New England and local news after 8 years @harpers. I'm at stephanie@themainemonitor.org—please write with story ideas/tips for surviving my first Maine winter ❄️

I wrote the cover story for the latest @Harpers, about the shifting emphasis of climate change journalists from apocalyptic scenarios to assurances that things might work out okay, after all. Funny thing is, the science is no less dire than it ever was. harpers.org/archive/2023/0…

I wrote about Charles Portis, Arkansas, and quitting my job for the new @Harpers harpers.org/archive/2023/0…

Is anyone still here? If so, I have an announcement - something new for me - this piece in @Harpers that looks at the use of public lands for renewable energy development and questions whether we should. harpers.org/archive/2023/0…

"He sort of neglects women in his work. I’m sure this has been pointed out to him." Joy Williams on Cormac McCarthy in the new @Harpers harpers.org/archive/2023/0…

This is the most deeply personal story I’ve been a part of in six years of doing press work. @Elizabbarber beautifully captures the human tensions that can come with working to help animals. I hope you'll give it a read and pass it along. Tears. 1/4 harpers.org/archive/2022/1…