State utility regulators estimate the average residential customer bill will decrease by $3.40 a month, or 2.7 percent of the total bill.
Edward D. Murphy
Ed covers the City of Westbrook and business stories for the Portland Press Herald.
Posted inHealth, Local & State
New fast-spreading COVID strain detected in Maine
The state says it has detected the first infection with omicron BA.4, 1 of 2 subvariants currently concerning health officials and now spreading through the United States.
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Posted inCops & Courts, Local & State
New Vineyard man kills himself after fleeing, police say
Maine State Police said they were trying to arrest Wilfred Daggett Jr. on a murder charge in his wife’s 2021 slaying.
Posted inLocal & State, Uncategorized
State police reorganizing, adding personnel and an overnight shift
The changes are the result of funding for additional police personnel.
Posted inLocal & State, Nation & World
Capitol room named for revered Maine Sen. Margaret Chase Smith
Rooms named for the former Maine senator and for former Sen. Barbara Mikulski are first in the Capitol named for female senators.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State
Rent cap comes as relief to tenants in Redbank Village
The move is designed to protect tenants at Redbank Village and other renters facing steep rent hikes because of the region’s housing affordability crisis.
Posted inLocal & State
One-third of 20 new Land for Maine’s Future projects will conserve recreation land
The projects will cost about $5 million and include 6 in Cumberland County and 2 in York County.
Posted inLocal & State
Mills proposes $50 million investment in state parks
The governor will announce the plan Wednesday to put money into the state’s 48 parks and historic sites.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State
Maine launches incentive programs to boost state’s medical workforce
Gov. Janet Mills announces newly funded student loan repayment and scholarship programs for health care professions.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State
Average gas price in Maine nears $5 a gallon
‘I want them to install crying towels here,’ said one gas station customer, with per-gallon prices up nearly $2 from a year ago and likely to continue climbing.