Ed covers the City of Westbrook and business stories for the Portland Press Herald.
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PublishedJanuary 24, 2020
Sinking claims lives of well-known Maine fishing captain, experienced deckhand
The fishing vessel Hayley Ann sank about 50 miles off Portland for reasons that are not yet clear, the Coast Guard says.
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PublishedJanuary 23, 2020
Mainer discovers downside to viral post about ring lost 6,000 miles away
After days of ‘the class ring debacle,’ Kennebunk High graduate Joshua Raymond, who says he’s never been to Afghanistan where the ring was found, says he just wants to be left alone.
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PublishedJanuary 22, 2020
Maine housing market’s record-breaking year left many would-be buyers out in the cold
Sales of single-family homes in December surged by 23% over 2018, boosting both sales volume and the median sale price to new highs in 2019. And demand is even higher.
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PublishedJanuary 20, 2020
Verso urges shareholders to approve sale of 2 mills, including 1 in Maine
The company has been in a dispute with 2 dissident shareholders, private equity firms Atlas Holdings and Blue Wolf Capital Partners, which oppose the sale of the mills and back their own slate of directors for Verso’s board.
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PublishedJanuary 17, 2020
UMaine teams up with Dutch aquaculture firm to stock a land-based farm
The university and Kingfish Zeeland sign a collaborative agreement related to a planned $110 million fish farm in Jonesport.
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PublishedJanuary 16, 2020
CMP-funded campaign spends $2.2 million to support transmission corridor
Central Maine Power’s political action committee spent the money this fall on advertising, political consultants, polling and opposition research to promote the $1 billion project, according to a campaign finance report.
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PublishedJanuary 13, 2020
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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PublishedJanuary 9, 2020
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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PublishedJanuary 6, 2020
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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PublishedJanuary 3, 2020
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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