Stacy Mitchell wins the Beacon Award for embodying the spirit of the buy local movement.
Edward D. Murphy
Ed covers the City of Westbrook and business stories for the Portland Press Herald.
Posted inBusiness, News
Proposed sale of Portland Phoenix to employee falls through
The finances didn’t work out, so the parent company’s last surviving alternate weekly is back on the market.
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Posted inMaine, News
Maine September unemployment rises to 5.8 percent
That’s up from 5.6 percent in August, but still less than the national rate of 5.9 percent.
Posted inLife & Culture, Maine, News
All-day music festival could come to Portland’s Eastern Prom next summer
City councilors will be asked to approve the event for sometime in August.
Posted inMaine, News
Press Herald/Telegram sweeps Maine journalism awards
Reporter Colin Woodard is named Journalist of the Year in the Maine Press Association’s annual contest.
Posted inMaine, Maine Governor's race, News, Politics
Obama to stump for Michaud in Portland on Oct. 30
The president will attend a rally at the Portland Expo to kick off a get-out-the-vote effort.
Posted inMaine, News
Maine State Police finish examining Jeep in fatal hayride
Their findings about the Jeep CJ-5, which is suspected to have had a mechanical failure, will be forwarded to the district attorney.
Posted inBusiness
Briefcase
Company buys Maine maker of aviation oxygen systems Aerox, a Limington company that designs and manufactures aviation oxygen systems, has been purchased by Shaw Development of Florida. Kevin Hawkesworth, president and chief executive officer of Shaw Development, said the purchase provides a complement to his company’s current focus on products for managing fuel and fluid […]
Posted inBusiness, Maine
Employees may buy The Portland Phoenix
The owner is looking to sell the alternative weekly after closing sister papers in Providence and Boston.
Posted inA Word With the Boss, Business
After 37 years at New Meadows, lobster seller needs a break
For Pete McAleney, who recently sold his business, work has meant seven days a week and at least 10 hours a day.