A conversation with Lyle Merrifield, who taps about 600 trees on his Gorham farm each year while his wife, daughters and a few nephews help him produce the syrup.
Edward D. Murphy
Ed covers the City of Westbrook and business stories for the Portland Press Herald.
Posted inBusiness
GridSolar’s proposal for alternative-energy post rebuffed by staff of Maine PUC
The staff recommends instead that the PUC take bids for the role of coordinating Maine’s no-new-transmission efforts.
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Posted inMaine, News
Downeaster trains delayed by stuck freight train
The freight train got stuck in Wells when it pulled onto a siding that hadn’t been plowed.
Posted inBusiness, Problem Solved
Bell Collision consolidation plan accelerates from the ashes
Fire damage spurs a Saco business to build a more efficient operation.
Posted inLife & Culture, Maine
Forecaster Kevin Mannix loves his job in all weather
A self-described geek when it comes to weather, the WCSH veteran may change career tracks in the next year.
Posted inMaine, News
Two men plucked from icy waters near Owls Head
Their fishing boat sank off Monroe Island, and a lifeboat launched by a Maine state ferry comes to the rescue.
Posted inMaine, News
National Weather Service slightly downgrades snowfall forecast
But the latest snowstorm will still pack a punch, with about a foot expected in southern Maine and 20 inches along the midcoast and Down East.
Posted inMaine, News
Maine’s weekend forecast? Too much snow for even snowmobilers
Forecasters say coastal areas will have another foot to 20 inches by the time the storm ends Sunday.
Posted inA Word With the Boss, Business
Smalltown Maine banker appointed to Boston Fed sees Big Picture
Peter Judkins, recently appointed to the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, is president and chief executive officer of Franklin Savings Bank.
Posted inMaine
Biddeford’s WinterFest puts sledders over the edge
Fresh air and plenty of snow draw crowds downtown for the event’s fourth year.