The Food and Drug Administration also has a 24-hour hotline if consumers suspect their food has been tampered with.
Edward D. Murphy
Ed covers the City of Westbrook and business stories for the Portland Press Herald.
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British court issues ruling favorable to Wex in UK lawsuit
The Portland-based company wants out of a $1.7 billion deal to buy 2 British firms, citing the negative effects the coronavirus pandemic has had on their value.
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Portland’s Roux Institute to receive $100 million from massive Alfond grant
The donation will provide financial aid for graduate students, funding for postdoctoral research and support for cooperatives with Maine employers.
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Appeals court reinstates sexual-abuse suit against Biddeford, police chief
The 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals rules that information revealed in 2015 means Lawrence Ouellette’s lawsuit alleging he was abused by a city police officer in the 1980s was not filed beyond the statute of limitations.
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Loosening restrictions unlikely to help Maine music venues and theaters
Several organizers in Maine’s performing arts community said the state’s move to Phase Four is unlikely to alter their plans.
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Spectrum to add 200 jobs at Portland call center
New workers at the cable TV and internet provider’s Portland facility will focus on calls about the company’s mobile phone service.
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Most Bowdoin students will return to campus in February
In a change from the fall term, the Brunswick college said it will welcome sophomores, juniors, seniors and some freshman for the spring semester beginning Feb. 8.
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Affordable housing group opposes Portland’s ‘Green New Deal’
The Maine Affordable Housing Coalition says the local referendum measure would worsen the city’s affordable housing crisis.
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Group pushes to close loophole in Maine’s ban on out-of-state waste
Environmentalists and grassroots activists say regulations let hundreds of thousands of tons of waste from other states go into Maine’s largest landfill.
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Joe Bornstein, Maine’s best-known accident injury lawyer, dies at 74
He built a prominent law firm that specializes in personal injury cases and became famous for his ‘CALL JOE’ sign atop Portland’s Time & Temperature Building.