Ed covers the City of Westbrook and business stories for the Portland Press Herald.
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PublishedDecember 22, 2020
State delays ban on plastic bags, foam food containers
The bans set to take effect in January won’t be enforced until July 1 because the COVID-19 pandemic has changed consumer demand and disrupted the supply of replacement products.
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PublishedDecember 21, 2020
Maine courthouses limiting hours because of concern about virus surge
Judicial branch officials said hours are subject to change and will be in effect through January.
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PublishedDecember 11, 2020
New Portland buildings to be designed, built to reflect post-pandemic reality
New office and medical buildings are being built to promote safer working conditions that limit viral spread.
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PublishedDecember 7, 2020
CMP says some customers will be in the dark until Wednesday
The utility says more than 80% of the 230,000 customers who lost electricity in the weekend storm had it back by Monday.
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PublishedDecember 7, 2020
COVID, staffing cited as strains on Postal Service in Maine
A USPS spokesman blames the pandemic in part for mail disruptions, while a union representative points to chronic staffing shortages.
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PublishedDecember 4, 2020
Long-running dispute over regional energy market settled
A former state official and his company will pay nearly $1.5 million to settle the allegations, which were first unveiled in 2012.
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PublishedDecember 2, 2020
L.L. Bean sees delays in UPS package pickups as online shopping surges
UPS says it is working with its largest customers to ‘ensure they are aware of how much capacity is available to them’ so it can handle the flood of packages triggered by online holiday shopping during the pandemic.
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PublishedDecember 1, 2020
Chamber sues to stop hazard pay provision approved by Portland voters
The lawsuit asks a judge to declare unconstitutional the hazard pay that’s part of minimum wage initiative.
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PublishedNovember 29, 2020
With Biden in the White House, Maine could see major changes
The president-elect is already preparing to move forward with an ambitious policy agenda on the environment, health care, taxes, education and other issues.
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PublishedNovember 23, 2020
Maine launches statewide internet speed test initiative
In addition to finding out their own upload and download speeds, participants will help the Maine Broadband Coalition identify slow spots where upgrades are needed.
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Lewiston-born twins find their father after decades-long search
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Former Larsen’s building in Waterville gets ‘top-to-bottom’ renovation and will house nutrition store
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Face shields worn by 2 lawmakers not effective against transmission of COVID-19, says Maine CDC
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Missing Oakland woman found safe, police say
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Augusta man sentenced in cocaine, fentanyl drug trafficking case