The review is expected to be completed by the end of May.
Edward D. Murphy
Ed covers the City of Westbrook and business stories for the Portland Press Herald.
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$15 million overhaul may bring new life to downtown Portland plaza
Plans call for the addition of retail space and a new eatery at Canal Plaza, where there’s little pedestrian traffic despite a prime location on the edge of the Old Port.
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Fire displaces Pownal family
Firefighters limit damage to a farmhouse, but a garage and barn are destroyed.
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Dispute over $500 million Belfast fish farm moves back to state agency
Both sides now say a suspension of Department of Environmental Protection permits makes sense while legal fights continue.
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Hundreds of children flock to Easter egg hunt at Portland’s Payson Park
It’s the first egg hunt managed by the city’s Parks and Recreation Department.
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As tech businesses shrink, Tyler Technologies says it will keep growing in Maine
The Texas firm, which has deep Maine ties, broke ground this week on a new office building in Orono.
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Maine Space 2030 campaign hopes to get state’s space industry off the ground
The Maine Space Grant Consortium and other organizations will hold a conference this fall highlighting opportunities for Maine aerospace companies.
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Bath Iron Works, Mississippi shipyard can’t produce destroyers fast enough, Navy says
Congress approved 3 destroyers for the current fiscal year, but Pentagon officials say the shipyards can’t build that many and wants to buy only 2 next year.
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South Portland truck leasing business acquired by Penske Corp.
Kris-Way, which employs 150 people in Maine, is being purchased by one of the world’s largest transportation services companies.
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Secretary of state OK’s wording for ballot question that could block public utility
If successful, voter approval would be required for a consumer-owned utility, such as one being proposed on the same November ballot, to take on more than $1 billion in debt.