The loss of service threatens the future of the Auburn truck-and-rail hub and makes it harder to market the region to companies.
Tom Bell
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Dredge opponents fear Penobscot River pollution
The former HoltraChem plant in Orrington released mercury that could wreak more havoc on the area’s fishery.
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Differences run deep over Searsport Harbor dredging plan
At stake are the future of Maine’s second-biggest port, the economies of poor inland communities and the health of Penobscot Bay.
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More passengers ride Nova Star, but numbers remain below expectations
In July, the Portland-Nova Scotia ferry served an average of 217 passengers per trip, almost double its June average.
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Scrap the mystery: High-tech vision for Google barge crumbles in a heap
The barge has been sold and the four-story structure will be dismantled, along with Portland’s hope for a new claim to fame.
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For Downeaster train, a month of troubles
While ridership increased in fiscal year 2014, cancellations and two pedestrian fatalities plague the Portland-Boston service.
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Hannaford cashes in on Market Basket’s family turmoil
The supermarket chain will send some workers from Maine to New Hampshire this weekend to handle the surge in customers.
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Engine in Lac-Megantic disaster likely to be withheld from auction in Maine
Quebec provincial police say the locomotive could still be used as evidence.
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Nova Scotia says it recently allocated $2.1 million to Nova Star Cruises
The latest allocation means the province has given the cruise company $21 million in just a few months.
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Surge in Maine Turnpike traffic a good sign for tourism
The vehicle count has risen for five straight months, indicating the economy is improving either here, elsewhere or both.