The study found that the state should reduce the amount of salt used to treat roads in the winter to avoid further water pollution.
Edward D. Murphy
Ed covers the City of Westbrook and business stories for the Portland Press Herald.
Posted inBusiness, Maine
Maine launches website to explain relief check rules
The site answers questions about the $850 checks that will be sent to many Mainers beginning in June.
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Death of woman in Perry is suspicious, police say
Pleasant Point Police Department officers discovered the victim’s body Thursday evening in a home after being asked to check on her.
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Maine home prices keep rising while limited inventory slows sales
The real estate market figures for March show a continuation of the pattern in sales and prices caused by a tight supply of homes on the market.
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Mills signs bill to address sexual assault and harassment in the Maine National Guard
The measure is one of several steps the state has taken this year to to strengthen response to allegations of sexual assault and harassment in the Guard.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
With few houses and high prices, buying a Maine home is only getting harder
Some towns have only a few homes available. Some buyers bid and bid and get outbid every time.
Posted inBusiness, Maine
Consumer advocates push for strict standards in proposed Maine utility rating system
The Maine Public Utilities Commission is weighing a system of regular report cards and possible penalties for power utilities in the state.
Posted inBusiness, Maine
Idexx says it has ‘significantly scaled back’ operations in Russia
But the company fails to provide specifics beyond saying it continues to support Russian ’employees and veterinary customers that already use Idexx products.’
Posted inMaine, Nation / World, News
Former Maine woman kidnapped, brutalized in Texas
Four women and 2 men were arrested and face aggravated kidnapping charges after allegedly holding the woman captive for a week, the Henderson County Sheriff’s Office in Texas said.
Posted inMaine, News
Cumberland County judge seals documents related to Eliot Cutler search warrant
The action relates to a March 23 search of former gubernatorial candidate Eliot Cutler’s Portland home for child pornography.