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
January 5, 2018

Florida man gets 34 months for credit card fraud in Maine

Juan Carlos Febles pled guilty to charges he used a stolen credit card to make purchases at Walgreens and Home Depot.
Published
January 5, 2018

Four from Florida plead guilty to using credit card data stolen from Mainers

Three men and a woman face up to 15 years in prison.
Published
January 3, 2018

Portland man facing welfare fraud charges is back in jail

Abdulkareem Daham surrendered his bail a week before the start of his federal trial on charges of scamming various food assistance programs.
Published
January 2, 2018

Limington family escapes fire that destroyed home that was a labor of love

The Eastmans cleared a family lot and milled trees from the property to build the house.
Published
December 31, 2017

2018 economic expectations muted in Maine

Paychecks here aren’t increasing much, analysts say, and the tight labor market will hinder growth.
Published
December 25, 2017

Matinicus lobsterman gives hundreds of pounds of lobster away on Christmas Eve

Noah Ames decided to show his children that Christmas is about more than getting presents.
Published
December 22, 2017

Retired trooper arrested on drug charges suspected he was under investigation, documents show

Authorities say Jeffrey Linscott changed the location of an arranged drug sale Wednesday and checked to see if his purported buyer was recording him.
Published
December 21, 2017

Man found inside burned house had shot himself

A Lebanon man set fire to his house and committed suicide, police say.
Published
December 21, 2017

Retired Maine state trooper charged with trafficking in fentanyl and cocaine

Jeffrey Linscott, 51, of Buxton, who was with the state police for 22 years, was caught delivering the powerful – and deadly – opioid in Gorham, drug agents say.
Published
December 13, 2017

Maine’s top court hears challenge to new rules that reduce solar incentives

In a key case for the industry, an attorney says lowering credits for homeowners who feed the power grid is like charging gardeners for their extra vegetables.