Renderings of the completed barge submitted to the Port of San Francisco provide the first clues of what a similar barge in Portland Harbor might look like when completed.
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Portland-to-Nova Scotia ferry service in jeopardy for 2014
Officials say a deal is close for the new ferry, but skeptics say it’s almost too late to salvage next season.
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At lunch counter, Michaud’s news a non-issue
Residents at a popular political campaign stop say the candidate’s sexual orientation doesn’t matter to them.
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Mystery barge may be floating showroom for Google
Evidence indicates the Internet giant will invite wealthy people aboard to check out Google Glass, its wearable computer.
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Portland sees benefits in keeping ties with gay-unfriendly sister city
Portlanders will have two opportunities this month to test the city’s approach.
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Mystery barges offer more clues, jokes that a geek would love
The guessing goes on as buildings made of shipping containers float in Portland and San Francisco harbors.
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Mystery Portland barge and San Francisco barge appear linked
Experts who were shown photographs of the structures speculate that they could be prototypes for floating Google data centers.
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Clues emerge about mystery structure on barge in Portland Harbor
Could it be housing for sailors, a government facility or a Google floating data center? ‘This is a good thing for Maine,’ Cianbro’s CEO promises.
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Maine Sen. King offers to be bridge between parties
He calls the shutdown ‘ridiculous and totally unnecessary.’
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Clock ticking on Maine-Nova Scotia ferry service for 2014
The Maine operator says he’s ‘confident’ service will begin in May, but with the time to book tours elapsing, some are skeptical.