Developer Josh Benthien in the Clapp Memorial Building. The 1920s-era, seven-story office tower diagonally across from Monument Square is being converted into apartments. Photo by Whitney Hayward/Staff Photographer Story by Edward D. Murphy/ Staff Writer J osh Benthien knows the difficulty in finding housing in downtown Portland for middle-income earners, a lesson he learned first-hand […]
Edward D. Murphy
Ed covers the City of Westbrook and business stories for the Portland Press Herald.
Posted inMaine, News, Real Estate
Business community fears the housing shortage could keep workers, businesses away
Proximity to downtown offices is in high demand, but that’s where the market is tightest, leading the city to focus on increasing the rental stock.
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Posted inMaine, News, Schools and Education
About 150 college students gather in Portland to protest campus racism
The demonstrators march from Monument Square to Longfellow Square and back again to show solidarity with students at the University of Missouri.
Posted inBusiness
Nonprofit Maine Community Law Center offers lower-cost legal service
The center bills clients on a sliding fee scale and provides training to young lawyers.
Posted inBusiness
Plans for Westbrook retail center ready for initial review
The proposed 500,000-square-foot shopping plaza near Interstate 95 would include a pond and pedestrian paths.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Nova Star facing claims for more than $1.6 million in unpaid bills
More creditors, including the city of Portland, are seeking payment while the beleaguered ferry remains moored in Portland Harbor.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Next minimum wage drive in Maine: $12 an hour statewide
Advocates already have enough petition signatures to force a 2016 referendum and are encouraged by the 42 percent who voted Tuesday for $15-an-hour basic pay in Portland.
Posted inLocal Elections, Maine, News, Politics
Portland businesses cheer voters’ rejection of $15 minimum wage
The proposal to make Portland’s minimum wage twice as much as the state minimum met resistance from the business community and got just 42 percent of the vote.
Posted inMaine, Nation & World, News
Wreckage found by Navy search team believed to be the El Faro
The cargo ship with 33 crew members, including four Mainers, sank Oct. 1 during a hurricane in the Bahamas.
Posted inNation & World, News
U.S. Supreme Court to hear Mainers’ appeal on gun ban for domestic violence convictions
In a case that will hinge on intent, a lawyer for the two men will argue that their guilty pleas for hitting their partners shouldn’t bar them from owning guns.
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