Corey E. Garver, who grew up in Topsham, was killed by an improvised explosive Sunday while on patrol.
Edward D. Murphy
Ed covers the City of Westbrook and business stories for the Portland Press Herald.
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Maine kids rate high in health, worse on family economics
The state holds on to its 13th place national ranking in the annual Kids Count survey released Monday.
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LePage vetoes transparency bill, 9 others
One bill would require more transparency for donations to a newly-elected governor, which LePage says is disrespectful because it questions the winning candidate’s integrity.
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Olympia Snowe joins T. Rowe Price board
The former U.S. senator from Maine joins the investment management firm with more than $600 billion in assets under its management.
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Sea Dogs’ stats steady in season 20, Eshbach says
CHARLIE ESHBACH is president of the Portland Sea Dogs, the AA Eastern League affiliate of the Boston Red Sox. Purchased as a minor league expansion team by the late Dan Burke, the team began play at Portland’s Hadlock Field in 1994, originally as an affiliate of the Florida Marlins. Eshbach talked about the team, which […]
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Rolling billboards must yield to Maine’s ban
But enforcement action against the ad trucks, like the one roving through the area this month, is unusual.
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Sen. Collins calls NSA surveillance effort fair, useful
She tells the World Affairs Council that the program has thwarted terrorist attacks and does not threaten privacy.
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Grant to give $1.7 million boost to problem school in Maine
The $1.7 million comes from a federal program designed to be aggressive and show quick results.
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Portland body identified as missing fisherman
A body that police divers found on Tuesday morning under Custom House Wharf in Portland has been identified tentatively as that of George Manning, 66, a well-known fisherman who was reported missing Monday.
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Mainers nonplussed by NSA wiretapping revelations
A National Security Agency program that collects the phone records of milions of Americans is none too popular on the streets of Portland.