Central Maine Power Co. spent money in the fall on television and social media ads, political consultants, polling and opposition research, according to a campaign finance report filed Wednesday.
Edward D. Murphy
Ed covers the City of Westbrook and business stories for the Portland Press Herald.
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Westbrook-based Idexx promotes 5 executives
The moves come 3 months after Jay Mazelsky was named president and CEO for the veterinary diagnostics company.
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Southern Maine commission fills new sustainability post
Bowdoin College graduate Karina Graeter will help coastal towns tackle sea level rise and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
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Group backing CMP power line wins support of former environmental leaders
Ten former state environmental officials and advocates lend their support to Mainers for Clean Energy Jobs, a coalition of business and union groups that backs the $1 billion transmission line.
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Feds award nearly $14 million in grants to fight homelessness in Maine
Some of the Housing and Urban Development funds also will be used to connect residents with affordable housing programs and services.
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WMTW back on DirecTV after 2-day blackout
The local ABC affiliate was pulled from the satellite TV service’s lineup on Friday because of a contract dispute.
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Teenagers charged in connection with armed robberies in Portland, Westbrook
The 16-year-old and 17-year-old are accused of robbing a gas station and a convenience store.
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Exemptions limit benefit of Maine’s new hearing aid law
People whose employers self-insure and those who get their health care coverage through Medicare won’t benefit from the law mandating coverage for hearing aids.
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Filmmaker uses home movies to show life in 20th-century Maine
‘Maine’s Home Movies’ will air at 9 p.m. Thursday on Maine Public Television and again at 2 p.m. Saturday.
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Minimum wage increase means overtime pay for more Maine workers
The rules taking effect Wednesday will raise the threshold – from $33,000 to $36,000 a year – at which salaried employees must be paid overtime for working more than 40 hours a week.