Just a handful of patients show up for the opening of the city’s first medical marijuana dispensary, in a nondescript brick building at the end of an alley off Congress Street.
Edward D. Murphy
Ed covers the City of Westbrook and business stories for the Portland Press Herald.
Medical marijuana dispensary opens in Portland
PORTLAND — The city’s first medical marijuana dispensary, in a nondescript brick building at the end of an alley off Congress Street, opened for business Wednesday.
Portland’s market house bustles with new tenants
PORTLAND — Tuesday was a fairly typical day in the Portland Public Market House — crowded and busy.
Summers to officially launch Senate campaign Tuesday
Maine Secretary of State Charlie Summers will officially launch his campaign for the U.S. Senate on Tuesday.
Police raid home, warehouse, seize about 1,000 pot plants
Robert Ryder is charged with running the operation in the small town of Waterboro.
Baldacci says no
Former Gov. John Baldacci withdrew from the U.S. Senate race Wednesday, leaving the Democrats without a candidate with statewide visibility and the filing deadline hours away.
Baldacci joins Democrats not running for Senate
Former Gov. John Baldacci withdrew from the U.S. Senate race Wednesday, leaving the Democrats without a candidate with statewide visibility and the filing deadline hours away.
Baldacci not running for Senate
The former Maine governor says he had collected enough signatures to qualify for the Democratic primary, but decided “this is not the right time for me personally.”
Bangor casino opening Friday
A new era in gambling in Maine will start bright and early Friday for anyone who wants to play a few hands of blackjack or poker at 8 a.m.
DOT plans more 295 work in Portland
PORTLAND — Get ready to navigate another summer’s worth of roadwork on Interstate 295 in the Portland area.