Owner Jeff Curtis has invested 25 years in Sherman’s Books, which is about to open its fifth store, in Portland.
Edward D. Murphy
Ed covers the City of Westbrook and business stories for the Portland Press Herald.
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Gorham police say woman feared sale to a pimp
A lawyer for a suspect in the sex-trafficking case denies that the 19-year-old was forced to go on sex dates.
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Posted inA Word With the Boss, Business
For Lamey-Wellehan president, the shoe fits
Jim Wellehan enjoys running the chain of shoe stores his father started in 1914.
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Maine mill to invest $120 million, add 80 jobs
The decision will provide a lift to Down East Maine, creating an extra 200 to 300 indirect jobs, according to estimates.
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Two inmates caught after tryst at Cumberland County Jail
A woman gets out of her cell and through three other locks to get to a man’s cell in the maximum security wing.
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Pedestrian hit by car on Forest Avenue
The man was conscious when police arrived.
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More than 1,500 lose electric power near Bangor
The cause of the outage in Milford, Old Town and Costigan was not immediately known.
Posted inMaine, News, Schools and Education
UMaine System to cut 165 jobs, may eliminate more
Chancellor James Page tells a legislative committee the system is trying to address a $36 million deficit and further cuts could complicate plans.
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Maine opposes OSHA plan to put workplace safety data online
Personal medical details could be exposed and the data could embarrass workers and employers who have had accidents, Gov. LePage and other officials say.
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Making care of the elderly his life’s work
Don Capoldo runs the Plant Home, a nonprofit assisted living center in Bath.