Strong thunderstorms are headed toward Portland, but the most severe weather is expected to stay north of the city.
Edward D. Murphy
Ed covers the City of Westbrook and business stories for the Portland Press Herald.
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Portland to take up $38 million Bayside development
The plan calls for 40,000 square feet of retail, up to 176 apartments and a 700-space parking garage.
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Embezzler cost OOB’s library $140,000
The bookkeeper, who died in March, took the money over six years and apparently spent all of it, police say.
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Another cruise line agrees to buy Maine lobster
Norwegian Cruises has joined Celebrity Cruises in agreeing to buy thousands of pounds of lobster from a local company when it docks in Portland.
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Feature Obituary: Ann Elizabeth Mussenden, 69, union organizer with Irish roots
PORTLAND – It may have taken Ann Elizabeth (Gorham) Mussenden 30 years to organize a union among her fellow office workers at the New England Telephone Co. (later Verizon), but she wasn’t one to be deterred, her brother said. “She was a stubborn woman when she had to be,” Eddie Gorham, a longtime labor leader […]
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Maine potato farmers anticipate stunted crop
July and August have left Maine cheated of its typical rainfall, which may result in fewer and smaller spuds.
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Medical marijuana fest draws healthy amount of interest
The event at Deering Oaks includes booths, craft dealers, a massage station and a busy food concession.
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Falmouth turnpike overpass closing for 10 weeks
Detours will direct drivers to use Mountain Road bridge, via either Brook Road or Gray Road.
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OOB to host triathlon Sunday
OLD ORCHARD BEACH – Hundreds of triathletes, including about 40 professionals, are expected to compete on – and just off – Old Orchard Beach Sunday in the Revolution 3 Triathlon. The event will begin about 6:20 a.m. with a swim, followed by a bike ride and a run. Professionals will compete for a share of […]
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Grandma, baby, doing fine after nine-month ‘rental’
A Maine woman bears her own grandson when pregnancy is ruled out for her daughter due to an illness.