The grant will help the hospital finish up fundraising for its move to the Fore River Parkway campus.
Edward D. Murphy
Ed covers the City of Westbrook and business stories for the Portland Press Herald.
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Maine’s holiday retail season kicks off strong, with online sales really clicking
The first weekend of holiday sales appears to be robust, including a possible record for Small Business Saturday.
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Foley to focus on finances as Westbrook’s new mayor
The 32-year-old, who has spent half his life in municipal politics, will be sworn in Monday evening.
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Maine retailers plug into online connections to boost their holiday sales
Many Maine companies are looking to the web to augment in-store sales even more than in recent years.
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Promoters hope Carnaval Maine will bring people to Portland during slow season
The three-day event in January – modeled after Quebec City’s – harkens back to festivals held here in the 1920s.
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Maine milk producers holding their own in face of changing tastes
The bankruptcy of Dean Foods, the country’s largest milk producer, could have some impact in Maine, where milk production and values have remained relatively stable for the last decade.
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CMP dead last in U.S. in survey of business customers’ satisfaction
The J.D. Power survey sought opinions from 21,000 business customers of 87 utilities nationwide. It shows the Maine power company trailing even Pacific Gas and Electric, which has been linked to wildfires and filed for bankruptcy.
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Man receives yearlong sentence for firing gun after Old Port fight
Noor Mohamed is sentenced on state charges for firing 3 shots after a fight, but he will be released within days because of time already served.
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Local salsa maker survives some growing pains to hit the $1 million mark
Plucked began in Kelly Towle’s basement, and now its freshly made salsa is sold in dozens of Hannaford and Whole Foods stores.
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K9s on the Front Line pairs veterans with a dog who has their back
The program gives dogs a mission, and veterans get a friend to help replace the soldiers he or she served with.