Edward D. Murphy

Staff Writer

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

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Published
August 14, 2015

Florida man dies from injuries suffered in crash on Route 1 in Woolwich

Paul Simpson, 84, died at Maine Medical Center a day after the crash, which investigators say was caused by inattention and drivers following each other too closely.
Published
August 8, 2015

Canadian authorities identify body of man found on skiff off Nova Scotia

‘It’s not considered suspicious,’ a Royal Canadian Mounted Police official says of the death, but he won’t confirm whether the body is that of missing Maine lobsterman Dana Moy.
Published
August 8, 2015

Two men rescued from the water off Biddeford beach

But one is unresponsive when they are brought ashore by people on Hills Beach who heard their calls for help.
Published
August 6, 2015

Authorities groping for leads in search for Long Island man

Dana L. Moy, 31, ‘left us with nothing really to go on,’ says Lt. Don Foss of the Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office.
Published
August 6, 2015

A Word With the Boss: For Freeport businesswoman, being a national ‘retail champion’ comes naturally

Tina Wilcoxson, who owns Royal River Natural Foods, is board chair of the Retail Association of Maine.
Published
August 3, 2015

Critics say Portland street park’s a folly, all right

A pop-up park dubbed the Federal Street Folly closes a section of road as a place for pedestrians to gather, but some drivers want their access back.
Published
August 1, 2015

Man’s body found off Jonesport; Coast Guard searching for missing woman

The couple went out in a canoe Saturday morning.
Published
August 1, 2015

Brenda Vaccaro to replace Valerie Harper in Ogunquit play

Harper was hospitalized Wednesday when she fell ill shortly before the evening’s performance of ‘Nice Work If You Can Get It.’
Published
July 30, 2015

A Word with the Boss: GAC Chemical’s formula includes employee stock ownership plan

President/CEO David Colter says ESOP’s benefits include employee retention and a deeper talent pool.
Published
July 29, 2015

WEX earnings take a second-quarter dip

But the numbers still beat analysts’ expectations.

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