The bus service said it had 1.8 million riders last year, a 15 percent increase from 2015.
Peter McGuire
Peter McGuire is a business reporter covering Maine trade, transportation and tourism. A proud native of the western Maine mountains, there is a good chance he’d rather be playing outside. Peter has covered local news for Maine newspapers in Oxford County, Brunswick, Waterville and Portland. He holds a bachelor’s degree in history from Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia and a Master’s Degree in International Relations from Boston University. He lives in Biddeford with his wife Stephanie and brown rescue dog named Emmy Lou.
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Portland Planning Board wants more information on cold-storage building
Americold Logistics has asked for an increased height limit to allow a 68-foot-tall facility on the waterfront, but board members say they don’t know enough about the plan.
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Busy Portland thoroughfare may be renamed to honor Martin Luther King Jr.
A City Council committee will consider turning Franklin Street into the city’s first public memorial to the slain civil rights leader.
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Portland housing committee moves toward banning some kinds of short-term rentals
The committee will recommend prohibiting short-term rentals in non-owner occupied single-family homes.
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Critics say Portland ignoring its own rules on short-term rentals, demand action
With more than 650 active listings on one house-sharing website, the city has yet to finalize new rules for the practice by homeowners.
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RSU 5 voters approve $4 million track and field complex for Freeport High School
Freeport voters supported the project overwhelmingly, carrying the measure to victory even though it was rejected by voters in Pownal and Durham.
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Stubborn chemical fire at business in Biddeford injures one worker
Firefighters’ gear has to be decontaminated after the blaze in a lithium container at Soleras Advanced Coatings takes more than four hours to put out.
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Maine transportation officials trying to scrape up new plow truck drivers
Highway workers often leave for private sector jobs with better pay and hours, particularly in Cumberland and York counties.
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Voters to decide on $4 million track and field project at Freeport High
Freeport, Pownal and Durham will vote Jan. 10 on a synthetic track and field facility.
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Storm pulls a fast one, blankets southern Maine with heavy snow
A nor’easter changed course late Thursday, burying some southern and central Maine towns in 2 feet of wet snow – or more.