Faced with a need to expand, Southern Maine Med selects a place more relaxing than a medical facility.
Edward D. Murphy
Ed covers the City of Westbrook and business stories for the Portland Press Herald.
Report on civic center is due soon
A consultant is studying the potential renovation of the aging structure, which needs many upgrades.
Arundel, Thornton see ruling as win-win
The 19 tuition students can leave the private Saco academy as long as the school is compensated.
Arbitrator sides with Thornton Academy in dispute
Thornton Academy says the ruling means RSU 21 will owe the school more than $300,000 over the next three years.
Feature Obituary: Lloyd ‘Jack’ Turner, 63, merchant mariner, caretaker of island
To say Lloyd H. “Jack” Turner loved the sea might be one of the great understatements of all time. He grew up in Scarborough’s Pine Point, where as a child he dug clams and trapped lobster. He went to school at Maine Maritime Academy and then made the merchant marines his career. Finally, in retirement, […]
Maine Event: Where everyone fits right in
At an event designed to celebrate diversity, a Mainer offers items that find humor in a uniquely American subculture – ‘rednecks.’
‘Barefoot Contessa’ draws a crowd for Cutler
More than 200 people – some of whom support the candidate – attend a fundraising luncheon.
Falmouth’s plan for two schools would raise taxes
The council will discuss the proposal Aug. 9, with a public hearing likely on Aug. 23.
Car-motorcyle accident in Saco kills Biddeford man
Nedal Dawoudi, 39, died when his was Ducati motorcycle collided with a Honda CRV.
Rock stars, all
Even octogenarians get into the spirit of a mall event geared toward teenagers.