Ed covers the City of Westbrook and business stories for the Portland Press Herald.
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PublishedJuly 9, 2019
Windham council says it hasn’t disbanded marijuana task force
The decision quiets some controversy, but the issue of retail sales of recreational pot may be headed to the November ballot.
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PublishedJuly 4, 2019
USM to investigate hiring of former Kennebunk superintendent
Kathryn Hawes led Regional School Unit 21, which was rocked by racist incidents that led to a discrimination complaint.
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PublishedJuly 2, 2019
Maine mother who led truck safety campaign vows to fight White House effort to roll back rules
Current regulations are intended to reduce the number of tired truckers on the road, but the industry says they are ineffective and the Trump administration is expected to seek repeal.
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PublishedJuly 1, 2019
Latest concert in Westbrook draws fewer complaints about noise
Saturday’s performance at Rock Row by the rock band Shinedown generated about 70 complaints, which is about one-third as many as previous concerts at the new venue.
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PublishedJune 28, 2019
Browntail moths get foothold in Portland’s Deering Oaks
The city says the infestation is ‘light’ and doesn’t warrant closing the park, but some visitors have reported an itchy rash caused by the caterpillars.
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PublishedJune 27, 2019
Maine’s quarterly jump in personal income is 3rd-biggest in nation
Income from wages and salaries grew by 5.4% in the first quarter of 2019, a boost that was largely due to an increase in Social Security benefits.
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PublishedJune 27, 2019
Maine’s cool, wet spring was good for bugs, bad for berries
While snap peas are flourishing, other plants clearly need a healthy dose of warm summer weather.
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PublishedJune 25, 2019
Shawna Gatto is sentenced to 50 years for murder of 4-year-old Kendall Chick
Gatto was convicted in April of subjecting the girl in her care to what a judge called ‘outrageous, revolting, shocking and brutal’ abuse.
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PublishedJune 19, 2019
Maine’s top court upholds guilty plea in 1979 cold-case infant killing
The court declines to overrule a lower court, meaning Burton Hagar will continue to serve 15 years for manslaughter in the death of his son.
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PublishedJune 18, 2019
Promoter promises changes to deal with noise
Two concerts at Rock Row in Westbrook produce a total of more than 500 complaints.
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