Fire on Fore is using the auspicious date linked to marijuana for its grand opening. It intends to make the switch to recreational sales as soon as the state finalizes rules for the emerging industry.
Edward D. Murphy
Ed covers the City of Westbrook and business stories for the Portland Press Herald.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime
Woman charged with killing 2-year-old will ask to be released on bail
Savannah Smith, accused of murdering Kloe Hawksley in Bucksport, will seek bail at a hearing next week.
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Posted inBusiness, Local & State, News, Schools and Education
To minimize tuition hikes, growing UNE freezes employees’ pay
The University of New England cites challenges in paying for its recent expansion of academic programs.
Posted inBusiness, News
Solar bill’s passage prompts optimism in the industry
Gov. Janet Mills signed a bill Tuesday that restores electricity credits for those who install home solar power systems.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State
Newspaper that serves Maine’s immigrant community launches website
The free newspaper prints 10,000 copies a month, which are distributed through 200 locations.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, News
Publisher folds Portland Phoenix but hopes ads for legal pot can revive it
The alternative weekly, the last survivor in what was once a group of four Phoenix publications, stopped publication in February.
Posted inLocal & State, News, Schools and Education, Uncategorized
Incidents of racism on the rise this year in Maine schools
Reports of hate speech and racist incidents involving students in 2 districts come as an official in the Attorney General’s Office says he has seen more such reports this year than at any time in his 12 years on the job.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State
Union says mail carrier shortages are hampering delivery service
The Portland branch of the National Association of Letter Carriers says the tight labor market and changes in what the post office delivers are causing the staffing issues that affect deliveries.
Posted inBusiness, News
Maine incomes up 4 percent in 2018
Mainers’ personal incomes outpaced some New England states last year, but trailed the national average of 4.5 percent income growth.
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Workplace churn prods more companies to consider hiring seniors
‘Everybody is using everything they can’ to find and keep workers, including modifying jobs for retirement-bound baby boomers.