The Public Utilities Commission says it will take up the proposals after it investigates complaints by thousands of customers who say they were overbilled.
Edward D. Murphy
Ed covers the City of Westbrook and business stories for the Portland Press Herald.
Posted inBusiness, Maine
Declining sales challenge Maine outlet towns
Sales in Kittery and Freeport have tumbled nearly 20 percent in the last five years.
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Posted inMaine, News
Promoter lowers volume during Westbrook show as noise complaints continue
Sunday’s concert didn’t exceed agreed-upon decibel levels, but the organizer voluntarily lowered the sound after about 130 complaints were logged, with many of them coming from Nason’s Corner in Portland.
Posted inBusiness, Maine
Prime Motor Group CEO accuses primary investor of financial misconduct
The lawsuit filed by David Rosenberg alleges that GPB Capital is running a Ponzi scheme by using new investment money to pay returns to existing investors.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Maine
Portland Museum of Art wins $4.6 million in lawsuit over benefactor’s will
The museum contended that a caretaker convinced a Portland woman to change her will, depriving the museum of a major gift after the woman’s death.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Regulators hear CMP customers’ complaints about soaring bills and ‘horrific’ service
The Public Utilities Commission holds a hearing in Portland as part of its investigation into the company’s billing and customer service practices, along with a rate hike it has requested.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, Uncategorized
Screening machine error at jetport leads to flight delays
Nearly 200 checked bags fail to be loaded on flights after security screening machines shut down.
Posted inMaine, News
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.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
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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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.