Three candidates file for mayor of Portland

Edward D. Murphy Staff Writer

Ed covers the City of Westbrook and business stories for the Portland Press Herald.

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Published
January 20, 2011

Three candidates file for mayor of Portland

Candidates include the man who led the effort to make the post of mayor in Portland popularly elected.
Published
January 20, 2011

Plan to bring aircraft carrier to Portland founders

City Council’s unanimous vote against endorsing a site ends the effort to give the JFK a home in Portland Harbor.
Published
January 19, 2011

NAACP accuses Maine Gov. LePage of fabricating details of invitation

The group’s leader says “You have to wonder why he lied.”
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January 18, 2011

Portland council to hear new pitch to host ship as museum

Supporters of the USS John F. Kennedy are back despite a cool reception from the city last fall.
Published
January 17, 2011

LePage attends MLK Day breakfast in Waterville

Last week, he turned down invitations to attend King Day events in Portland, and said the sponsor, the NAACP, was a “special interest.”
Published
January 16, 2011

Cholera dictating aid needs for Haiti

The country is desperate for proper care as well as better sanitation, says a Portland aid group’s chief.
Published
January 16, 2011

They’ve been around the blocks

Enthusiasts at a LEGO Build-a-thon raise more than $2,000 for Habitat for Humanity
Published
January 15, 2011

Teenage skier dies at Sugarloaf

A 16-year-old boy died after skiing into an object off the side of a difficult trail at Sugarloaf, a spokesman for the Carrabassett Valley resort said. Ethan Austin said the teen was the son of a Sugarloaf employee and a student at Carrabassett Valley Academy. He said the resort does not release the names of […]
Published
January 15, 2011

Time Warner, Sinclair reach fee agreement

PORTLAND – Time Warner Cable and SInclair Broadcasting have reached a tentative agreement on retransmission fees, meaning WGME-TV (Channel 13) will continued to be carried on the local cable system. Time Warner announced the agreement in principle this evening and said it expects to work out a final agreement in the next week. That ensures that […]
Published
January 15, 2011

Feature Obituary: Paul Kerry, 74, the life of family’s Saco pub

Paul Kerry helped to create Saco’s version of Norm and Cliff’s favorite hangout. “Him in the pub was just like ‘Cheers,’” Hanna Kerry said of her brother-in-law, who was one of four brothers and a cousin who established the Kerrymen Family Restaurant and Pub on Main Street in Saco 40 years ago. “People would go […]

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