With the commercial season still closed, the rare haul fetches a record price at the Portland auction.
Tom Bell
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Portland’s restaurant business has little appetite for snow
Major storms and parking bans can worsen the slow winter as customers stay away and revenues decline.
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Portland Harbor’s icy buildup creates a sea of trouble
With temperatures failing to climb above normal all month, sea travel is inhibited for all but the biggest and best-equipped vessels.
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Maine’s manufacturers scared of dollar’s heights
The U.S. currency’s rise is a boon for consumers but makes American exports cost more.
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Downeaster train arrives in Boston 6 hours late after breakdown in Maine
The southbound train, originally due in Boston at 5:05 p.m., was pushed from North Berwick to Boston by another train.
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Maine’s highway agencies aren’t sweating cost of winter storms – yet
For the Maine Turnpike Authority, the drop in tolls during storms can be more costly than snow removal.
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Maine’s scallop fishery rebounding, but there’s a catch
The state’s draggers and divers fight to get top dollar in a market dominated by big commercial operations in New Bedford, Mass.
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Nova Scotia to subsidize Nova Star ferry for second season
The provincial government’s pledge of $13 million in Canadian dollars assumes Maine will kick in $5 million.
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Nova Scotia not ready to abandon passenger ferry to Maine
With some strings attached, the Canadian maritime province is expected to keep subsidizing the Nova Star.
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Portland dreams of new train, bus station
Officials say the current station is maxed out. They hope to build a new one with better links to downtown and the jetport using a transportation bond and a federal grant.