The New Hampshire man had been missing since setting out in his kayak Sunday.
Edward D. Murphy
Ed covers the City of Westbrook and business stories for the Portland Press Herald.
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Cumberland DA won’t pursue charges against 32 Black Lives Matter protesters
The 32 were arrested for failing to disperse during demonstrations in June, and Jonathan Sahrbeck says there is insufficient evidence to charge them with more serious crimes related for allegedly throwing rocks, bricks and bottles at police.
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Saco company seeks to zap coronavirus with UV light
The prototype feeds potentially infected items through a ‘Frankensteined’ oven in which a conveyor belt runs under ultraviolet light.
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After spring surge, Maine grocery prices largely reverse course
Prices and supplies have steadied for most items following wild pandemic-induced swings, but some intermittent product shortages persist.
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Reports of plane crash in Falmouth were a false alarm
Police said the ‘belly float plane,’ which floats on its fuselage, landed on Highland Lake and took off again a few hours later.
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Hannaford rolls out same-day home delivery in Maine
The service, through a partnership with Instacart, offers grocery delivery from about two-thirds of the chain’s stores in the state.
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Business owners who sued Mills over pandemic restrictions to appeal dismissal
Rick Savage, the owner of Sunday River Brewing Co. and one of the original plaintiffs, is not among those listed on the notice to appeal filed with the 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Boston.
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Maine homes sales, out-of-state purchases increase in July
Homes also got more expensive, with the median sales price increasing by nearly 11 percent from a year earlier to $254,900.
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Woman dies of COVID-19 she contracted from someone who attended Millinocket wedding
Millinocket Regional Hospital says the woman did not attend the Aug. 7 reception at the Big Moose Inn but became infected with the coronavirus after she had contact with someone who did.
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Former U.S. Sen. George Mitchell diagnosed with leukemia
The Waterville native and former Senate majority leader is beginning treatment Friday at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston.