Edward D. Murphy

Over 300 Portland-area businesses make racial, social solidarity pledge

by Edward D. Murphy August 15, 2020August 15, 2020

The Portland Regional Chamber of Commerce’s Standing in Solidarity initiative is challenging businesses to focus on implicit biases and other issues of racial injustice.

Local & State, News

John Gannett, son of former Press Herald owner, dies at 100

by Edward D. Murphy August 13, 2020August 12, 2020

Gannett, a World War II veteran, led a long and active life that often involved working on engines and machinery.

Community News, Local & State, News, Uncategorized

Fatal shark attack shakes sense of security along Maine coast

by Reuben Schafir and Edward D. Murphy August 2, 2020August 2, 2020

Surfers, kayakers and vacationers are all reckoning with a shattered feeling of safety that follows Maine’s first fatal shark attack.

Local & State, Uncategorized

Maine AG files civil rights complaint against Portland man

by Edward D. Murphy July 31, 2020July 31, 2020

Attorney General Aaron Frey alleges the man used violence against a lesbian woman during an incident at the Northgate Plaza in Portland.

Arts & Entertainment, Local & State

Port City Music Hall announces permanent closure

by Edward D. Murphy July 29, 2020July 29, 2020

Lauren Wayne, general manager of the company that owns the venue, says it couldn’t survive the lack of revenue during the pandemic.

Local & State

Great whites attracted by plentiful seal populations in Maine waters

by Edward D. Murphy July 28, 2020July 29, 2020

Protections for both the sharks and the marine mammals have led to a surge in their numbers, and the great white that killed a swimmer in Harpswell Monday may have thought it was attacking a seal.