Prices and supplies have steadied for most items following wild pandemic-induced swings, but some intermittent product shortages persist.
Edward D. Murphy
Ed covers the City of Westbrook and business stories for the Portland Press Herald.
Posted inBusiness, Maine
Hannaford rolls out same-day home delivery in Maine
The service, through a partnership with Instacart, offers grocery delivery from about two-thirds of the chain’s stores in the state.
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Business owners who sued Mills over pandemic restrictions to appeal dismissal
Rick Savage, the owner of Sunday River Brewing Co. and one of the original plaintiffs, is not among those listed on the notice to appeal filed with the 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Boston.
Posted inBusiness, Maine
Maine homes sales, out-of-state purchases increase in July
Homes also got more expensive, with the median sales price increasing by nearly 11 percent from a year earlier to $254,900.
Posted inMaine, News
Woman dies of COVID-19 she contracted from someone who attended Millinocket wedding
Millinocket Regional Hospital says the woman did not attend the Aug. 7 reception at the Big Moose Inn but became infected with the coronavirus after she had contact with someone who did.
Posted inMaine, Uncategorized
Former U.S. Sen. George Mitchell diagnosed with leukemia
The Waterville native and former Senate majority leader is beginning treatment Friday at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Over 300 Portland-area businesses make racial, social solidarity pledge
The Portland Regional Chamber of Commerce’s Standing in Solidarity initiative is challenging businesses to focus on implicit biases and other issues of racial injustice.
Posted inMaine, News, Uncategorized
Fatal shark attack shakes sense of security along Maine coast
Surfers, kayakers and vacationers are all reckoning with a shattered feeling of safety that follows Maine’s first fatal shark attack.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Maine
Port City Music Hall announces permanent closure
Lauren Wayne, general manager of the company that owns the venue, says it couldn’t survive the lack of revenue during the pandemic.
Posted inMaine
Great whites attracted by plentiful seal populations in Maine waters
Protections for both the sharks and the marine mammals have led to a surge in their numbers, and the great white that killed a swimmer in Harpswell Monday may have thought it was attacking a seal.