Davis Glazener will serve 10 1/2 months in prison, and his conviction has prompted the sheriff’s department to change its hiring policy as it pertains to a candidate’s former drug use.
Edward D. Murphy
Ed covers the City of Westbrook and business stories for the Portland Press Herald.
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Lawsuit alleges racketeering in Down East lobster business
The Maine Lobstering Union says the CEO of Lobster 207 and his parents embarked ‘on a systematic scheme’ to enrich themselves.
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Mercy Hospital gets $1 million challenge grant
The grant will help the hospital finish up fundraising for its move to the Fore River Parkway campus.
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Maine’s holiday retail season kicks off strong, with online sales really clicking
The first weekend of holiday sales appears to be robust, including a possible record for Small Business Saturday.
Posted inLocal & State
Foley to focus on finances as Westbrook’s new mayor
The 32-year-old, who has spent half his life in municipal politics, will be sworn in Monday evening.
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Promoters hope Carnaval Maine will bring people to Portland during slow season
The three-day event in January – modeled after Quebec City’s – harkens back to festivals held here in the 1920s.
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Maine retailers plug into online connections to boost their holiday sales
Many Maine companies are looking to the web to augment in-store sales even more than in recent years.
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Promoters hope Carnaval Maine will bring people to Portland during slow season
The three-day event in January – modeled after Quebec City’s – harkens back to festivals held here in the 1920s.
Posted inBusiness, Food, Local & State, News
Maine milk producers holding their own in face of changing tastes
The bankruptcy of Dean Foods, the country’s largest milk producer, could have some impact in Maine, where milk production and values have remained relatively stable for the last decade.
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CMP dead last in U.S. in survey of business customers’ satisfaction
The J.D. Power survey sought opinions from 21,000 business customers of 87 utilities nationwide. It shows the Maine power company trailing even Pacific Gas and Electric, which has been linked to wildfires and filed for bankruptcy.