One person is confirmed dead after an unattended freight train carrying oil rolls into a Quebec town, creating a daylong inferno.
Edward D. Murphy
Ed covers the City of Westbrook and business stories for the Portland Press Herald.
Posted inBusiness, News
Price-cut battle shelves Shaw’s rewards card
The grocer switches to discounts on hundreds of items, like Hannaford, as both face increased competition for shoppers.
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Posted inNews
Decorated Maine soldier killed in Afghanistan
Corey E. Garver, who grew up in Topsham, was killed by an improvised explosive Sunday while on patrol.
Posted inNews
Maine kids rate high in health, worse on family economics
The state holds on to its 13th place national ranking in the annual Kids Count survey released Monday.
Posted inNews, Politics
LePage vetoes transparency bill, 9 others
One bill would require more transparency for donations to a newly-elected governor, which LePage says is disrespectful because it questions the winning candidate’s integrity.
Posted inNews, Politics
Olympia Snowe joins T. Rowe Price board
The former U.S. senator from Maine joins the investment management firm with more than $600 billion in assets under its management.
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Rolling billboards must yield to Maine’s ban
But enforcement action against the ad trucks, like the one roving through the area this month, is unusual.
Posted inPolitics
Sen. Collins calls NSA surveillance effort fair, useful
She tells the World Affairs Council that the program has thwarted terrorist attacks and does not threaten privacy.
Posted inNews
Maine gets $1.7 million education grant to help struggling schools
Eleven of Maine worst-performing schools may have the chance to make big changes with $1.7 million a federal School Improvement Grant awarded to the state.
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Portland body identified as missing fisherman
A body that police divers found on Tuesday morning under Custom House Wharf in Portland has been identified tentatively as that of George Manning, 66, a well-known fisherman who was reported missing Monday.