Edward D. Murphy

Staff Writer

Ed covers the City of Westbrook and business stories for the Portland Press Herald.

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Published
April 15, 2010

Consultants: Civic center needsupgrades to retain premier acts

They say promoters are pleased with the venue, but it’s short on backstage space and many amenities.
Published
April 14, 2010

Job potential draws Baldacci into Westbrook quarry battle

He talks with the CEO of Idexx, which says it won’t expand and add jobs if Pike Industries keeps blasting.
Published
April 11, 2010

Idexx sits tight in standoff

Pike Industries says it’s ceded as much as it can as the Westbrook firms argue over zoning.
Published
April 11, 2010

‘Topless’ organizer reflects on fallout

Ty MacDowell says the negativity the march generated is balanced by those who called it ‘transformative.’
Published
April 10, 2010

Maine making a map of broadband access

ConnectME is using a $1.8 million federal grant to learn where connections are slow or nonexistent.
Published
April 9, 2010

FTC amasses Trader Joe’s commentary: ‘We want it!’

Regulators who must OK the proposed sale get an enthusiastic response when they solicit opinions.
Published
April 8, 2010

Freeport police alarmed by dispatch merger plan

Freeport’s police union and some residents balk at a deal with Brunswick and the proposed savings.
Published
April 7, 2010

Idexx bid to expand hinges on rezoning

The $50 million proposal will move forward only if Pike Industries’ quarry is shut down.
Published
April 7, 2010

Judge: Zoning changes would apply to Pike

The ruling has little practical impact since quarrying status still must be determined.
Published
April 4, 2010

It’s the apple of their i

At the Maine Mall, a few dozen early adopters eagerly get their hands on Apple’s latest gadget.

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