The Maine Department of Health and Human Services refused to say Wednesday when it first learned that child abuse might be occurring at the home of Ethan Henderson, the 10-week-old boy who died after his father allegedly lifted him by the head and threw him into a chair.
Edward D. Murphy
Ed covers the City of Westbrook and business stories for the Portland Press Herald.
Emergency radio jam escalating
Someone has been intermittently jamming radio transmissions of fire and rescue departments in southern Maine for the past few months, but on Sunday, Jason Cole said, the problem escalated sharply.
Radar jammers hurting emergency responders’ efforts
Someone has been intermittently jamming radio transmissions of fire and rescue departments in southern Maine for the past few months, but on Sunday, Jason Cole said, the problem escalated sharply.
Obama outpacing Romney 10-1 in Maine fundraising
If campaign cash was votes — and there’s often a strong correlation between the two — the presidential race in Maine could be considered just about over.
Obama leads Romney in Maine fundraising
If campaign cash was votes — and there’s often a strong correlation between the two — the presidential race in Maine could be considered just about over.
Five Teacher of the Year semifinalists selected
The field will be narrowed to three finalists and then a winner will be selected in August or September, the Maine Department of Education says.
Titanic survivors didn’t dwell on sinking
Bradford Wellman thinks his mother would be overwhelmed and baffled by all the attention the Titanic is getting 100 years after it sunk in the North Atlantic.
Titanic survivor’s son speaks
Bradford Wellman thinks his mother would be overwhelmed and baffled by all the attention the Titanic is getting 100 years after it sunk in the North Atlantic.
No-confidence vote at USM moving forward
PORTLAND – Plans for a faculty vote of no confidence in the administration of University of Southern Maine President Selma Botman are moving forward, the head of the school’s faculty senate said.
Labor mural on the road, viewed more than ever
Locked away in an undisclosed location, Judy Taylor’s “history of Maine labor” mural is anything but a traveling piece of art.