The first quarter saw an annual expansion rate of just 0.6% as workforce problems persisted, but a pickup in growth is forecast for all of 2018.
Edward D. Murphy
Ed covers the City of Westbrook and business stories for the Portland Press Herald.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, News, Politics
Candidates for governor offer ideas for improving Maine’s economy
Among their proposed fixes: Focus state aid on smaller businesses, educate and train workers, pass tax conformity, implement Medicaid expansion and forgive two years of college costs for graduates who stay in Maine.
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Posted inLocal & State, News
Increasingly, Maine police on front lines for mental illness interventions
Involuntary committals are up, as are related service calls, forcing a shift in how authorities train for and perform their jobs.
Posted inLocal & State
Massachusetts man to serve time for false passport
Juan Santana was sentencd to 15 months for making false statements on a passport and other charges.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime, News
Baby’s 1979 death was homicide, not SIDS, judge finds, so murder case against father moves ahead
Burton Hagar has been charged with murder and repeatedly confessed to smothering his 4-month-old son with a pillow, but the case couldn’t proceed until the court determined the boy didn’t die accidentally.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime, News
Defense: Prosecutors challenged by lack of forensics in Manchester double murder
David W. Marble Jr. is charged with killing two people near a gravel pit on Christmas morning 2015.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime, News
Teenager charged with fatally shooting man in Bayside is held without bail
Tyrese Collins faces a murder charge in the death of Jack Wilson, 45, last month.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, News
Facing legal problems, head of farmers group for veterans steps down
Jerry Ireland, the controversial founder of United Farmer Veterans of Maine, said his problems were harming the organization’s progress.
Posted inMaine Crime
Man found not guilty of Biddeford murder stays in jail to face new charge
Timothy Ortiz agrees to remain in jail pending a trial on charges that he illegally possessed a gun.
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Court dismisses lawsuit challenging L.L. Bean’s tighter return policy
A federal judge in Illinois says the lawsuit failed to make the case that the Freeport retailer was changing its policy on older purchases.