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Edward D. Murphy

Staff Writer

Ed covers the City of Westbrook and business stories for the Portland Press Herald.

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Published
July 5, 2017

Windham man pleads guilty to downloading child porn

Matthew Miller, 51, faces up to 10 years in prison.
Published
July 3, 2017

Crash on I-295 south slows Portland traffic

Travel over the Fore River was reduced to one lane temporarily Monday.
Published
July 1, 2017

Baubles from Cape Elizabeth’s Beckett’s Castle going up for online bids

The auction of 400 or so items from the 19th-century Gothic landmark starts at 2 a.m. Sunday.
Published
June 30, 2017

Appeals court finds Maine can regulate hunting, fishing on Penobscot River

The Penobscot Nation had sued the state, arguing that it owned the river under the terms of the Maine Indian Claims Settlement Act.
Published
June 30, 2017

Westbrook man dies in custody at Cumberland County Jail

Authorities say Adam Davis Barnes, 34, was found unresponsive in a holding cell about an hour after he was brought to the jail Thursday evening, and the death does not appear suspicious.
Published
June 30, 2017

Maine’s top court calls it: Standish woman will get her new surname after all

Carol Boardman, whose husband died in 2013, wins her appeal after a judge denied her request for a name change, saying it would make it appear that she’s married.
Published
June 29, 2017

Portland seafood company fined over $550,000 for illegal urchin imports

ISF Trading Co. violated the Lacey Act, which prohibits trading in illegally caught, owned, transported or sold wildlife.
Published
June 28, 2017

Maine doctor to pay $133,464 to settle allegations of false Medicare claims

Dr. Charles G. Landry of Manchester was accused of filing claims for services that weren’t eligible for payment.
Published
June 28, 2017

Judge lets egg baron Jack DeCoster serve prison time in New Hampshire

The former Maine egg mogul is expected to report to prison in early fall for selling eggs that caused a salmonella outbreak.
Published
June 23, 2017

Orland woman sentenced to 16 months for embezzling $142,000

Carolyn J. Saunders, 57, stole the money from 2011 to 2015 while employed as the financial administrator for two eye care practices, the U.S. Attorney’s Office says.