Surfers, kayakers and vacationers are all reckoning with a shattered feeling of safety that follows Maine’s first fatal shark attack.
Edward D. Murphy
Ed covers the City of Westbrook and business stories for the Portland Press Herald.
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Maine AG files civil rights complaint against Portland man
Attorney General Aaron Frey alleges the man used violence against a lesbian woman during an incident at the Northgate Plaza in Portland.
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Port City Music Hall announces permanent closure
Lauren Wayne, general manager of the company that owns the venue, says it couldn’t survive the lack of revenue during the pandemic.
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Great whites attracted by plentiful seal populations in Maine waters
Protections for both the sharks and the marine mammals have led to a surge in their numbers, and the great white that killed a swimmer in Harpswell Monday may have thought it was attacking a seal.
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Missing Westbrook man found
Police say 69-year-old Stephen Bennett was found in Portland.
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Sears is closing at The Maine Mall
The store is expected to shut its doors in mid-September, according to the South Portland mall’s general manager.
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Portland businesses feeling the pain from fitness classes held in closed street
The city agreed to close part of Cove Street to give Beacon Community Fitness space for classes, but nearby businesses are crying foul, saying they weren’t consulted or notified.
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East Millinocket buys former paper mill site
Town plans to redevelop the site of the former Great Northern Paper Company mill for industrial users.
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Homebuyers from away aren’t flocking to Maine … yet
Real estate agents have anticipated that the coronavirus might lead more out-of-state residents to relocate to Maine, but so far the numbers aren’t showing it.
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Jackson Lab to remove founder’s name from conference center
The Bar Harbor laboratory said founder C.C. Little’s name is being removed because of his ties to the long-condemned eugenics movement.