Starting Monday, the rail line will operate only one round trip per day between Brunswick and Boston.
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Maine gas prices fall below $2 per gallon as more motorists stay home
The average price in Maine was $1.93 a gallon for regular gasoline Monday, a price not seen since early 2016.
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Casco Bay Lines further reduces ferry service because of coronavirus
The temporary reductions will affect Casco Bay island residents, who rely on the ferry service to get to and from the mainland.
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Concord Coach Lines to stop all bus service beginning Saturday
The state’s biggest passenger bus network will suspend service after learning passengers were exposed to the coronavirus on buses between New Hampshire and Boston.
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Plummeting Maine Turnpike traffic a ‘proxy for economic collapse’
Daily vehicle traffic on the turnpike dropped precipitously last week as employees worked from home and businesses closed.
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Maine lawmakers send forward transportation, internet bonds
The bond questions will be put to Maine voters on the June 9 congressional primary ballot.
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Lawmakers urged to borrow funds for roads and high-speed internet
The bill, which would also need voter approval, would funnel $90 million to the state’s highway fund and $15 million towards the expansion of high-speed internet for parts of rural Maine.
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Our View: Concord Coach Lines should stop allowing immigration sweeps
A leaked memo from top federal officials makes it clear that agents can’t board a bus without the owner’s consent.
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Commentary: Regional climate collaboration is a critical policy debate – not just political division
The Transportation and Climate Initiative will raise gasoline costs, unfairly burdening rural Mainers and the working poor.
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Lack of coordination holding back regional public transit improvements
The Portland area’s regional transit system is an uncoordinated patchwork of seven agencies operating their own train, bus and ferry services.