Advocates meet in Canada to advance a plan for the ‘hotel’ passenger service, which would include stops in Portland and elsewhere in Maine.
Tom Bell
Google’s other barge probed on West Coast
An investigation looks into whether proper permits were acquired; Portland’s barge has the city’s OK for construction work.
Report: Mystery barges to be Google stores
They’re likely to be moored in three big cities and serve as showrooms for wearable computers, documents say.
Two Obama Cabinet members shop in Portland on Small Business Saturday
The leaders of the Small Business Administration and the Environmental Protection Agency visit Longfellow Books.
Westbrook shootings leave two men dead
Patrick Milliner killed Matthew Rairdon in an apparent murder-suicide that police classify as domestic violence.
Demise of Maine freight service just the ticket for commuter rail?
Or would a paved recreational trail linking Portland with its northern suburbs be more appealing?
Nova Scotia ferry to feature restaurants, theater, casino
Gov. LePage joins local officials and the mayor of Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, to highlight plans for the ferry, but ticket prices are still unknown.
Hauling beans for B&M not paying off for Maine railroad user
St. Lawrence & Atlantic Railroad wants to discontinue the freight line that connects Portland with Auburn.
Amid JFK assassination chaos, a young reporter kept his cool
Fifty years later, the Maine resident says it was a struggle to do his job while full of sadness.
Portland-to-Nova Scotia ferry deal is finalized
After a five-year hiatus, it appears the ferry service will resume in May, although time is short for preparations.