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Ed covers the City of Westbrook and business stories for the Portland Press Herald.

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  • Published
    September 20, 2012

    ‘Parklets’ to pop up in parts of Portland Friday

    PORTLAND — As the manager of a Fore Street store, Candy Fontaine knows that on-street parking is important to her business.

  • Published
    September 15, 2012
    Mitt Romney

    What is ‘middle class’?

    Republican Mitt Romney’s definition – $200,000 to $250,000 – differs from that of some politicians and residents in Maine.

  • Published
    September 5, 2012

    Another cruise line agrees to buy Maine lobster

    Norwegian Cruises has joined Celebrity Cruises in agreeing to buy thousands of pounds of lobster from a local company when it docks in Portland.

  • Published
    September 2, 2012

    Potato crops hurt by dry weather

    Last summer, Maine potato farmers were dealt too much rain, which led to blight and rot. This year, the farmers are struggling with the opposite extreme — too little rain, which is stunting the potatoes’ growth and will hit farmers’ wallets hard this fall.

  • Published
    September 2, 2012

    CannaFEST hits the highlights for marijuanna

    PORTLAND — Josh Johnson, a horticultural student at Southern Maine Community College and sales associate at the High Tech Garden Supplies store in Portland, was one of the big hits at Saturday’s medical marijuana festival.

  • Published
    September 2, 2012

    First marijuana festival attracts 200 people

    PORTLAND — Josh Johnson, a horticultural student at Southern Maine Community College and sales associate at the High Tech Garden Supplies store in Portland, was one of the big hits at Saturday’s medical marijuana festival.

  • Published
    September 2, 2012

    Lack of rain stunts Maine’s potato crop

    Last summer, Maine potato farmers were dealt too much rain, which led to blight and rot.

  • Published
    September 1, 2012
    20120901_CANNABIS

    Medical marijuana fest draws healthy amount of interest

    The event at Deering Oaks includes booths, craft dealers, a massage station and a busy food concession.

  • Published
    August 23, 2012

    Irving installs more televisions at gas pumps

    The oil company has installed video screens on pumps at three stations in Maine — in South Portland, Wells and Eliot — and three in New Hampshire.

  • Published
    August 23, 2012

    Irving begins to install video screens on pumps at gas stations in Maine

    SOUTH PORTLAND — Andrea Colon of Scarborough likes to take a few minutes regularly to catch up on the latest in news and sports.