Noor Mohamed is sentenced on state charges for firing 3 shots after a fight, but he will be released within days because of time already served.
Edward D. Murphy
Ed covers the City of Westbrook and business stories for the Portland Press Herald.
Posted inBusiness, Food, Local & State, News
Local salsa maker survives some growing pains to hit the $1 million mark
Plucked began in Kelly Towle’s basement, and now its freshly made salsa is sold in dozens of Hannaford and Whole Foods stores.
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Posted inLocal & State
K9s on the Front Line pairs veterans with a dog who has their back
The program gives dogs a mission, and veterans get a friend to help replace the soldiers he or she served with.
Posted inBusiness
Portland investment executive named to SEC committee
Scot Draeger of R.M. Davis is joining a panel charged with advising the Securities and Exchange Commission on global securities and asset management issues.
Posted inBusiness
Dead River wins national award for veteran hires
The South Portland-based fuel company was honored by the U.S. Department of Labor for hiring and retaining veterans.
Posted inLocal & State, Local Elections, News, Politics
Portland voters once again choose to change mayors
Since the popularly elected post was created in 2011, voters have turned out both incumbents.
Posted inLocal & State
More than 22,000 customers in Maine still without power
Crews from Central Maine Power and Emera Maine work to restore electricity in the wake of Friday’s windstorm.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, News
Cable companies want judge to pause new Maine law requiring à la carte channel choices
Comcast and other cable broadcasters say First Amendment rights to control their offerings are at stake. ‘It would upend the economics of this industry,’ one lawyer says.
Posted inLocal & State, Local Elections, News, Politics
Westbrook mayor’s race attracts 4 candidates in a changing city
Four people, including the incumbent, are running for the top elected position in Westbrook.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, News
Half of historic Maine island once known as ‘Ellis Island of the North’ is sold
Portland entrepreneur Noah Gordon has purchased 12 acres on House Island for $4.5 million and plans to turn it into “the premier private island hospitality event venue in America.”