The blaze started outside a third-floor unit of Liberty Commons in the city’s Brick Hill area.
Edward D. Murphy
Ed covers the City of Westbrook and business stories for the Portland Press Herald.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime
Florida man gets federal prison time for credit card fraud in Maine
Yaisder Herrera Gargallo, 24, of Miami is sentenced to 40 months behind bars.
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Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime, News
Former Massachusetts priest reindicted on Maine sex abuse charges
The abuse of boys allegedly took place in Kennebunk in the late 1980s.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime, News
Wells pastor charged with trying to take over elderly woman’s finances
An indictment accuses Peter W. Leon of endangering the welfare of a dependent person.
Posted inLocal & State, News
Two men contact police a day after pulling victim from crashed vehicle in Buxton
The two men said they came upon the crash site shortly after the accident occurred, and left after rescue workers arrived.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime, News
Attorneys say Sanborn deal a good solution to complicated case
The deal reached Wednesday leaves Anthony Sanborn’s conviction in place but allows him to leave prison after having served 27 years.
Posted inElections, Local & State, Politics
Maine becomes first state to approve Medicaid expansion by popular vote
With 90 percent of the ballots counted, the proposal to expand Medicaid to 70,000 Mainers had 59 percent of the vote.
Posted inLocal & State
Power returning, but cable, internet service don’t always follow
Spectrum officials can’t say how many customers lost service or how large of an area was affected by the storm.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime, News
Portland man gets 7 years in prison for drug conspiracy
Authorities say Mustafa Hassan and others trafficked in cocaine and crack in southern Maine in early 2016.
Posted inLocal & State, News
Standish standstill: Restless residents are used to being at the end of the power restoration line
Many people in this rural Cumberland County town expect a long wait for electricity after big storms and have learned to make adjustments.