Members of a group called the Portland Racial Justice Congress, calling for the city’s police department to make changes, occupy a busy intersection in the heart of the Old Port for hours.
Edward D. Murphy
Ed covers the City of Westbrook and business stories for the Portland Press Herald.
Posted inBusiness
Delhaize shedding 10 Hannaford stores to win merger OK
The supermarket giant is positioning itself to gain FTC approval for its planned merger with Ahold.
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Posted inMaine, News
More than 500 march in Portland to protest police shootings of black men
Protesters chanting ‘black lives matter’ and ‘no justice, no peace’ march peacefully through the city one day after a similar rally in Dallas ends with a sniper killing 5 officers.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Community Health Options takes bigger loss than expected in May
But the nonprofit health cooperative is still on track to stabilize its finances, the Maine Bureau of Insurance says.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Investment firm buying Maine internet provider Oxford Networks
The seller of fiber-optic infrastructure will be combined with another company to operate 10 data centers in New York and New England.
Posted inBusiness, Life & Culture, Maine, News
In Portland, a plot twist for independent booksellers
Online retail and e-readers were supposed to kill independent shops, but a fourth bookstore will open this fall at the base of Munjoy Hill.
Posted inMaine, News
Cumberland homeowner fine with fireworks display despite close call
The neighborhood light show is a tradition, Julie Klippert says after a stray explosive sets a tree on fire, scorching the siding on her house.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Maine paper mills look for a niche as they fight to stay open
A changing market is calling for labels, filters and packaging rather than just paper for magazines and catalogs.
Posted inMaine, News, Politics
Mainers contribute little to Trump, more to Clinton
Maine fundraising for both Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump trails well behind where the major party candidates stood in 2012.
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Volkswagen emissions settlement covers 3,600 cars registered in Maine
The record $14.7 billion settlement by Volkswagen applies to diesel V4 Beetles, Golfs, Passats, Jettas and Audi A3s.