Edward D. Murphy

Staff Writer

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

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Published
November 15, 2015

Developer who experienced housing problem now turning offices into apartments

Developer Josh Benthien in the Clapp Memorial Building. The 1920s-era, seven-story office tower diagonally across from Monument Square is being converted into apartments. Photo by Whitney Hayward/Staff Photographer Story by Edward D. Murphy/ Staff Writer J osh Benthien knows the difficulty in finding housing in downtown Portland for middle-income earners, a lesson he learned first-hand […]
Published
November 15, 2015

Business community fears the housing shortage could keep workers, businesses away

Proximity to downtown offices is in high demand, but that’s where the market is tightest, leading the city to focus on increasing the rental stock.
Published
November 13, 2015

About 150 college students gather in Portland to protest campus racism

The demonstrators march from Monument Square to Longfellow Square and back again to show solidarity with students at the University of Missouri.
Published
November 12, 2015

Nonprofit Maine Community Law Center offers lower-cost legal service

The center bills clients on a sliding fee scale and provides training to young lawyers.
Published
November 10, 2015

Plans for Westbrook retail center ready for initial review

The proposed 500,000-square-foot shopping plaza near Interstate 95 would include a pond and pedestrian paths.
Published
November 6, 2015

Nova Star facing claims for more than $1.6 million in unpaid bills

More creditors, including the city of Portland, are seeking payment while the beleaguered ferry remains moored in Portland Harbor.
Published
November 5, 2015

Next minimum wage drive in Maine: $12 an hour statewide

Advocates already have enough petition signatures to force a 2016 referendum and are encouraged by the 42 percent who voted Tuesday for $15-an-hour basic pay in Portland.
Published
November 3, 2015

Portland businesses cheer voters’ rejection of $15 minimum wage

The proposal to make Portland’s minimum wage twice as much as the state minimum met resistance from the business community and got just 42 percent of the vote.
Published
October 31, 2015

Wreckage found by Navy search team believed to be the El Faro

The cargo ship with 33 crew members, including four Mainers, sank Oct. 1 during a hurricane in the Bahamas.
Published
October 30, 2015

U.S. Supreme Court to hear Mainers’ appeal on gun ban for domestic violence convictions

In a case that will hinge on intent, a lawyer for the two men will argue that their guilty pleas for hitting their partners shouldn’t bar them from owning guns.

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