Declining membership and growing maintenance costs are behind the decision to put the hall, which the organization has owned since 1937, on the market.
Edward D. Murphy
Ed covers the City of Westbrook and business stories for the Portland Press Herald.
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Downtown block could become 300 condos, hotel, shops
The $200 million to $300 million development, on the site of the former Portland Press Herald printing plant, would be called Herald Square.
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Maine home prices keep rising while limited inventory slows sales
The real estate market figures for March show a continuation of the pattern in sales and prices caused by a tight supply of homes on the market.
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Mills vows veto if changes to Good Samaritan bill aren’t narrowed
The governor wants the bill, which already has passed the House and the Senate, to be rewritten so that only those helping a person who is overdosing receive immunity.
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Mills signs bill to address sexual assault and harassment in the Maine National Guard
The measure is one of several steps the state has taken this year to to strengthen response to allegations of sexual assault and harassment in the Guard.
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With few houses and high prices, buying a Maine home is only getting harder
Some towns have only a few homes available. Some buyers bid and bid and get outbid every time.
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Tractor-trailer strikes cars, parking meter on Forest Avenue Friday morning
A witness said the driver ignored bystanders who yelled at him to stop, and then drove off. It was unclear Friday night whether the driver had been tracked down by police.
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Shakers get $750,000 federal grant to renovate Herb House
The goal is to provide visitors free, self-guided access to daily operations at the 239-year-old Shaker Village at Sabbathday Lake in New Gloucester.
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Consumer advocates push for strict standards in proposed Maine utility rating system
The Maine Public Utilities Commission is weighing a system of regular report cards and possible penalties for power utilities in the state.
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Idexx says it has ‘significantly scaled back’ operations in Russia
But the company fails to provide specifics beyond saying it continues to support Russian ’employees and veterinary customers that already use Idexx products.’