‘That view’ is helping to make the Portland cruise ship terminal a go-to banquet site — and the revenues are a welcome sight, too.
Edward D. Murphy
Ed covers the City of Westbrook and business stories for the Portland Press Herald.
Russell urges legalization of marijuana
Rep. Diane Russell, D-Portland, says marijuana isn’t hard to get now, and consumes police efforts.
Portland legislator unveils billto legalize, tax marijuana
Legalizing marijuana would simply be recognition of “the world as it is,” the lead sponsor of a bill to make the drug legal and taxed in Maine said today in Portland.
Portland museum raising funds to buy space
The Museum of African Culture would like to stay at 13 Brown St., where it can collaborate with MECA students.
Rally to tout bill to legalize, tax marijuana
“It is time to stop turning otherwise law-abiding people into criminals.”
School days to end at Cathedral after 147 years
The diocese says soaring costs force the closure of one of the city’s two Catholic schools.
City school budget draws little criticism
Councilors did question the use of $280,000 from a fund that is usually saved for unforeseen expenses.
Mural outrage
Supporters of artwork removed from the Labor Department take on a radio host who calls the painting ‘offensive.’
Forum on public art focuses on labor mural
About 200 people attend the event today at the Portland Museum of Art.
Forum on labor mural under way at PMA
The symposium features Judy Taylor, the artist who created the artwork at the center of the controversy.