The election on June 14 also includes a $34.9 million school budget.
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.
Portland looks at cart system, privatization of trash pickup
With the current program lagging other cities and drawing complaints, officials are considering major changes by 2017.
Tracking wildlife roadkill in Maine offers a path to saving lives
Maine Audubon volunteers provide state officials with valuable data that could be critical in protecting species.
Longtime TV newsman Norm Karkos leaves WMTW
Karkos spent 25 years at the station as a reporter and weekend morning anchor.
Portland-area transit modernizes with ride-tracking tools, new bus to Freeport
Officials hope the changes will please customers and attract new riders to the transportation services.
Trash cleanup at Long Creek has an added purpose
As 40 bags of materials are removed, a water treatment company watches for ideas on ways to screen out stormwater pollutants.
More Portland residents say city crews mix trash and recyclables
A day after a videotape showed two workers doing it and city officials called it an isolated incident, eight more residents report seeing crews commingle materials in the same truck.
Portland investigates truck workers caught on video mixing trash and recyclables
A resident in the West End provides visual evidence to Portland officials, who insist the practice is neither common nor condoned by the public works department.
Maine municipalities pull back on solar projects after veto kills bill
Large-scale generation projects are being reviewed or delayed, without legislation to make them more financially viable.
North Yarmouth school proposal sparks debate over town development
The town holds a public hearing Tuesday about a plan to mix private housing with public buildings on a 20-acre town-owned parcel.