Gov. Janet Mills signed a bill Tuesday that restores electricity credits for those who install home solar power systems.
Edward D. Murphy
Ed covers the City of Westbrook and business stories for the Portland Press Herald.
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Publisher folds Portland Phoenix but hopes ads for legal pot can revive it
The alternative weekly, the last survivor in what was once a group of four Phoenix publications, stopped publication in February.
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Newspaper that serves Maine’s immigrant community launches website
The free newspaper prints 10,000 copies a month, which are distributed through 200 locations.
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Union says mail carrier shortages are hampering delivery service
The Portland branch of the National Association of Letter Carriers says the tight labor market and changes in what the post office delivers are causing the staffing issues that affect deliveries.
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Incidents of racism on the rise this year in Maine schools
Reports of hate speech and racist incidents involving students in 2 districts come as an official in the Attorney General’s Office says he has seen more such reports this year than at any time in his 12 years on the job.
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Maine incomes up 4 percent in 2018
Mainers’ personal incomes outpaced some New England states last year, but trailed the national average of 4.5 percent income growth.
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Workplace churn prods more companies to consider hiring seniors
‘Everybody is using everything they can’ to find and keep workers, including modifying jobs for retirement-bound baby boomers.
Posted inBusiness, Cops & Courts, Local & State, News
Former Portland developer Michael Liberty pleads not guilty in federal fraud case
He faces 10 counts related to Mozido, a company that he founded in Texas to create software for people to do their banking on cellphones.
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Men accused of hate crime in Biddeford now charged with attacking black man in Portland on same day
Maurice Diggins and Dusty Leo, accused of shouting racial epithets before both alleged assaults, face state and federal charges.
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Liberty development partner pleads not guilty in federal fraud case
Paul Hess worked with Michael Liberty to raise investment money for Liberty’s software company. Instead, prosecutors allege, they defrauded investors of millions.