The state Department of Health and Human Services says Tanya Boutelle established relationships with the victims, and then created scenarios in which she needed to borrow money.
Edward D. Murphy
Ed covers the City of Westbrook and business stories for the Portland Press Herald.
Posted inCops & Courts, Maine, News
Limington man pleads not guilty to murdering neighbor with machete
Bruce Akers was charged with killing Douglas Flint in June after several run-ins between the two.
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Posted inMaine, News, Schools and Education
New generation of teens doesn’t remember 9/11
It’s a test for teachers: Getting young people who didn’t experience the event firsthand to understand how it changed everything.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Judge rejects most claims by 2 creditors of failed Nova Star ferry
The Portland Development Co. and Pratt Abbott dry cleaners are seeking more than $350,000.
Posted inMaine, News, Politics
Maine lawmaker sends insulting email to woman calling for action on LePage
Rep. Stephen Wood tells a Massachusetts woman offended by the governor’s comments that ‘we have … (enough) mass holes here. … Thanks for not coming to Maine.’
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Elite Airways adds new Florida route from Portland jetport
The direct flights between Portland and Sarasota begin Nov. 17.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
L.L. Bean is ramping up boot production as demand surges
The Freeport-based company plans to increase production of its iconic Bean boots by 20 percent this year, in hopes of topping last year’s record sales of 500,000 pairs.
Posted inBusiness, Life & Culture, Maine, News
Tradespeople have banner day at Portland’s First Friday Art Walk
Coopers, luthiers and others hoist old-fashioned banners promoting their trades.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Maine regulators let Community Health Options pull out of N.H. health insurance market
The move will let the Lewiston-based co-op focus on its core market in Maine, while more than 11,000 New Hampshire customers will have to find other providers.
Posted inMaine, News, Politics
Legislative leaders can’t agree on action against Gov. LePage
Democratic House Speaker Mark Eves surprisingly endorses Senate President Mike Thibodeau as a replacement for the governor, a notion the Winterport Republican dismisses.