Edward D. Murphy

Portland Press Herald

Ed covers the City of Westbrook and business stories for the Portland Press Herald.

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Published
March 29, 2012

Portland pot dispensary opens quietly

Just a handful of patients show up for the opening of the city’s first medical marijuana dispensary, in a nondescript brick building at the end of an alley off Congress Street.
Published
March 29, 2012

Medical marijuana dispensary opens in Portland

PORTLAND — The city’s first medical marijuana dispensary, in a nondescript brick building at the end of an alley off Congress Street, opened for business Wednesday.
Published
March 28, 2012

Portland’s market house bustles with new tenants

PORTLAND — Tuesday was a fairly typical day in the Portland Public Market House — crowded and busy.
Published
March 23, 2012

Summers to officially launch Senate campaign Tuesday

Maine Secretary of State Charlie Summers will officially launch his campaign for the U.S. Senate on Tuesday.
Published
March 22, 2012

Police raid home, warehouse, seize about 1,000 pot plants

Robert Ryder is charged with running the operation in the small town of Waterboro.
Published
March 15, 2012

Baldacci says no

Former Gov. John Baldacci withdrew from the U.S. Senate race Wednesday, leaving the Democrats without a candidate with statewide visibility and the filing deadline hours away.
Published
March 15, 2012

Baldacci joins Democrats not running for Senate

Former Gov. John Baldacci withdrew from the U.S. Senate race Wednesday, leaving the Democrats without a candidate with statewide visibility and the filing deadline hours away.
Published
March 14, 2012

Baldacci not running for Senate

The former Maine governor says he had collected enough signatures to qualify for the Democratic primary, but decided “this is not the right time for me personally.”
Published
March 14, 2012

Bangor casino opening Friday

A new era in gambling in Maine will start bright and early Friday for anyone who wants to play a few hands of blackjack or poker at 8 a.m.
Published
March 7, 2012

DOT plans more 295 work in Portland

PORTLAND — Get ready to navigate another summer’s worth of roadwork on Interstate 295 in the Portland area.