Critics have called for the suspension of Police Chief Roger Beaupre and Deputy Chief JoAnne Fisk, but Mayor Alan Casavant says the council won’t take action at Monday’s closed-door meeting.
Edward D. Murphy
Ed covers the City of Westbrook and business stories for the Portland Press Herald.
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Atlantic Cup sailing race coming to Portland in 2016
Next year’s race will finish with a New York-to-Portland leg, coinciding with the Old Port Festival on June 6.
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A Word With the Boss: Agitator for entrepreneurship nurtures Maine’s startup community
Jess Knox says Maine Startup & Create Week uses the power of convening people from near and far to grow the skills and mindsets of innovation.
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U.S. labor secretary tours Maine’s top defense sites
Sen. Susan Collins shows Thomas Perez apprenticeship programs at the Bath Iron Works and Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in Kittery.
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Consumers called losers in proposed cable merger
But federal regulators are expected to OK Charter Communications’ $55 billion bid for Time Warner Cable.
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‘The Peacemaker’ of Waterboro has a Hollywood moment
Howe and Howe Technologies created the vehicle in ‘Mad Max: Fury Road,’ the latest installment of the Road Warrior movie franchise.
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Portland suburbs show greatest population gain in recent Census report
Among Maine’s 16 counties, only three – Cumberland, Waldo and York – increased population from 2010 to 2014.
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Efforts advance to win federal contracts for Brunswick small businesses
King, Collins and Poliquin push to expand HUBZones – areas that get breaks in bidding – to include communities affected by military base closings.
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Maine DOT clearing extensive swath along I-295 near Freeport
The clearing gives drivers a wider field of sight and allows in more sunshine to melt roadway ice in winter.