Union members will get 1.5 percent pay hikes for the first year and 1 percent for the final six months.
Edward D. Murphy
Ed covers the City of Westbrook and business stories for the Portland Press Herald.
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Collins, Snowe get thanks for New Start
The local chapter of Physicians for Social Responsibility lauds the lawmakers in a public way.
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Dolloff denied new trial
The ruling means the woman convicted of trying to kill her husband with a bat may be sentenced soon
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Judge turns down acquittal,retrial for Linda Dolloff
Justice Joyce A. Wheeler says improper statements by prosecutors weren’t bad enough to have deprived the Standish woman of a fair trial.
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Portland manager Joe Gray is retiring
Among his accomplishments after 10 years on the job, and 40 at City Hall: a trail network and Ocean Gateway.
Posted inLife & Culture
A plateful of thanks for soldiers
Jake and John Myrick would like to see Mainers express their gratitude to veterans beyond setting aside a day in November.
The two — an uncle and nephew who are both veterans — will hold their second Christmas dinner for homeless veterans on Saturday, and hope to see more than the 120 or so who shared turkey and ham last year.
“We see homeless vets almost every day,” said John Myrick, who works with his uncle at the Boys and Girls Clubs of Greater Portland on Cumberland Avenue. “We want to make sure that none of these people are forgotten.”
Posted inBusiness, News
Out goes Bean, in comes Renys
The former L.L. Bean outlet store on Congress Street and the neighboring Olympia Sports store won’t be vacant for long.
Renys is moving in.
The Maine-based department store will occupy both spaces at 540-544 Congress St. and become the company’s 14th location in Maine.
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Reny’s moving into Bean’s former Portland store
The decision means the city will avoid a drawn-out vacancy of a prominent space downtown.
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Bruce Roberts Toy Fund: For some people with jobs, gifts out of reach
Mainers facing financial stress from medical bills, military deployments and other factors ask for help.
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Fish co-op rebating fuel taxes
As it dissolves, the group is giving back to the industry with a program that it hopes will stem the flow of boats out of state.