Resurfacing the Piscataqua River Bridge and building a new toll plaza in York are planned for the next three years even as a record number of drivers are expected to be using the highway.
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 tidal energy startup entering rough investment waters
Buoyed by a recent $6 million infusion, Ocean Renewable Power Co. hopes to raise $12 million this year and $18 million later, but venture funds have been favoring wind and solar projects.
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Airbnb bookings in Maine leaped 45% this summer
The home-sharing service says about 5,000 hosts – 1,000 more than last season – took in $40 million, a growth rate that has communities reviewing their regulatory approaches to short-term rentals.
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Lobster company plans ‘trap-to-table’ seafood complex on Portland waterfront
Shucks Maine Lobster is asking a city agency for a 30-year lease on a vacant lot on the Portland Fish Pier.
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Flood of summer passengers causes parking crunch at Portland International Jetport
The airport is diverting some passengers to a long-term parking lot 2 miles from the airport terminal.
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Portland Metro rolls out its biggest expansion ever, with new bus service in Gorham and Westbrook
‘Transit West’ includes new bus routes and a transit pass for more than 9,000 University of Southern Maine students, faculty and staff members.
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In Maine, superhighway system was built in stages over decades
The first segment from Kittery to Portland was finished in 1948, but the final northern section of the roughly 310-mile interstate wasn’t done until the early 1980s.
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Decades of chemical pollution suspected in Maine’s seal die-off
With their immune systems compromised by toxins such as PCBs, the Gulf of Maine marine mammals are susceptible to disease.
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Massive boat lift newest development on Portland’s working waterfront
A 330-metric ton boat crane will be used at a planned maintenance shed, part of the Canal Landing marine complex on West Commercial Street.
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CMP launches ad campaign to say ‘we’re sorry’ in wake of billing controversy
Maine’s largest electricity distributor hopes to restore a reputation tarnished by several issues in the past year, but some customers say it will take more than TV spots.