Six others are injured when two SUVs collide in the Penobscot County town.
Edward D. Murphy
Ed covers the City of Westbrook and business stories for the Portland Press Herald.
Rising Tide brewers tap emergent passion
Heather and Nathan Sanborn went down a lot of paths before easing into the beer business.
Kaci Hickox, boyfriend leaving Fort Kent after Ebola quarantine fight
The nurse who treated patients in West Africa was at the center of a national controversy over how to handle returning health care workers.
Man with ties to Tsarnaevs’ gun sentenced for drug offenses
His co-conspirator, also of Portland, gets 30 years.
New Hampshire man pleads guilty to seeking sex with Maine girl
He admits traveling to Maine with the intent of having sex with a 13-year-old girl.
A Word With the Boss: Two guys make jams, and word spreads fast
Stonewall Kitchen’s co-founders had to fend off customers as demand soared for their jellies and sauces. Now growth is the main goal of a new investment partner.
Election Day turnout across Maine expected to approach 60 percent
Contentious races and issues on the state and local levels are drawing voters to the polls in large numbers.
Parts of Maine to see a foot of snow
High winds will also be a factor across the state as cold temperatures take over.
Coast Guard rescues one, searches for two others after fishing boat sinks near Matinicus Island
Officials say they received an emergency position indication radio beacon from the 45-foot No Limits, which is based in Cushing, on Saturday
Five dead in house fire on Portland’s Noyes Street
One survivor is badly burned after the early-morning fire and fire officials say the cause and the indentification of the bodies will take time.