Target and Best Buy stores are changing hours and policies, while others such as Macy’s are closing altogether.
Edward D. Murphy
Ed covers the City of Westbrook and business stories for the Portland Press Herald.
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As virus spreads, Maine’s economy struggles
From falling stock prices to canceled orders and disappearing customers, the state’s businesses are taking a big hit.
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Maine employers send workers home, make drastic changes
The coronavirus is forcing large Portland-area businesses to adopt new rules to keep workers healthy and business humming.
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Judge upholds Maine law to rescue public access channels from digital wilderness
A federal judge ruled Wednesday that cable TV providers have to move community programming back to lower-numbered channels that are easier to find.
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Biddeford man found guilty of hate crimes in 2 racially motivated attacks
Maurice Diggins faces as much as 10 years in prison for each of 3 hate crimes, in the first federal prosecution in Maine since the government adopted a new hate crime law in 2009.
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Citing then-Gov. LePage’s racist remark, hate crimes defendant said he expected acquittal
Closing arguments are expected Tuesday in the trial of Maurice Diggins, who is charged in racially motivated attacks on two black men in Biddeford.
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Coronavirus fears clear store shelves of masks, sanitizers, wipes
Mainers are buying up products that many believe could help keep the illness’s germs in check.
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Biddeford man’s hate crimes trial postponed a third time
Maurice Diggins is accused of assaulting two black men in 2018. His nephew, Dusty Leo, has pleaded guilty to charges in the case, which stems from assaults in Portland and Biddeford.
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Opponents of CMP power line have enough signatures for referendum, secretary of state says
However, legal experts say the proposal is unprecedented and would challenge the independence of the Public Utilities Commission, probably prompting a legal battle.
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Biddeford man’s federal hate crimes trial delayed for unexplained reason
The trial of Maurice Diggins, charged with hate crimes in connection with two assaults in 2018, has been postponed until Wednesday.