Ed covers the City of Westbrook and business stories for the Portland Press Herald.
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PublishedFebruary 14, 2022
Maine businesses and residents feel inflation’s bite
Business owners and consumers say higher prices threaten to slow the state’s economic recovery as inflation hits a 40-year high.
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PublishedFebruary 11, 2022
Students say free Maine community college tuition will ease financial strain
Gov. Mills touted her proposal in Auburn on Friday and some students say the plan sounds good, but they need to see details before determining how it will affect them.
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PublishedFebruary 9, 2022
Gov. Mills proposes electric bill credit for 90,000 low-income Mainers
The one-time, $90-per-customer credit, to be issued by the end of March, would help offset higher electricity rates.
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PublishedFebruary 9, 2022
Former Mainer’s lawsuit alleges Boston hotel’s owner and workers failed to protect her from being raped
The woman alleges that she was sexually assaulted twice at the Westin hotel, and that workers didn’t help her even though she was clearly incapacitated.
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PublishedFebruary 4, 2022
‘It’s been a mess’: Southern Maine gets coated in sleet
State police reported more than 10 crashes on the Maine Turnpike on Friday morning, and the snow-ice mix caused headaches for residents.
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PublishedFebruary 2, 2022
Injured construction worker alleges negligence in lawsuit against Cianbro
More than 5 tons of steel fell on Eric Jabbusch of Greene at a Cianbro worksite on Interstate 95 in July 2020.
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PublishedJanuary 26, 2022
Maine senators praise Breyer, look forward to vetting Biden’s nominee
Sen. Susan Collins calls Justice Stephen Breyer a friend and says she’s sorry to see him leave the court, while Sen. Angus King says Breyer ‘has served the nation with thought, skill and dedication.’
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PublishedJanuary 25, 2022
State recovered nearly $475,000 in unpaid wages for workers last year
For the first time, the labor department is publishing the names of businesses that violate wage and hour laws.
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PublishedJanuary 24, 2022
Part-time Mainer ‘relieved’ that U.S. Supreme Court will hear college admissions cases
The court agrees to hear two lawsuits challenging the role of race in college admissions filed by a group whose leader lives in South Thomaston half of the year.
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PublishedJanuary 21, 2022
Freeport man charged with violating Black man’s civil rights
The complaint filed under the Maine Civil Rights Act alleges that William Rowe violated a Black man’s rights during a confrontation outside a town restaurant in November.
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