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 1, 2015

Overtime pay change could help 20,000 salaried Maine workers

President Obama’s plan would let employees earning as much as $50,440 a year get time-and-a-half pay.
Published
June 27, 2015

Built in Gorham, marriage strong at 70

Married since 1945, Oland and Violet Morton find marriage thrives on flexibility.
Published
June 27, 2015

Sen. Bernie Sanders to stump in Portland on July 6

The Vermont independent is campaigning for the 2016 Democratic presidential nomination.
Published
June 27, 2015

Greek festival has recipe for success

Year after year, the Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church attracts thousands with its food and low-key ambiance.
Published
June 25, 2015

Good Will-Hinckley school board says politics plays no role in hires

The board said votes to hire, and then rescind the offer to Democratic House Speaker Mark Eves were unanimous.
Published
June 24, 2015

Hannaford’s Maine customers unlikely to see changes in wake of merger

The new owners will play to the strengths of each, and most of the savings will come from the combined company’s buying power.
Published
June 24, 2015

Growing Dutch company eats up Maine-based Hannaford chain

Store brands may expand and the local focus is likely to remain as current parent Delhaize Group merges into Royal Ahold.
Published
June 24, 2015

Inn on Great Diamond set to shine after $12 million rebuild

After a 2013 fire that hampered the project, the Inn at Diamond Cove is being prepared for its first guests.
Published
June 19, 2015

One person critically injured with burns in Westbrook fire

Four or five people suffered smoke inhalation in the blaze Friday night on Pierce Street, authorities say.
Published
June 19, 2015

LePage, not quite finished, vetoes 21 more bills

The governor continues to reject all the work of the Legislature, saying it is payback for adopting a budget that ‘wasted our time.’

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