Peter McGuire is a business reporter covering Maine trade, transportation and tourism. A proud native of the western Maine mountains, there is a good chance he’d rather be playing outside. Peter has covered local news for Maine newspapers in Oxford County, Brunswick, Waterville and Portland. He holds a bachelor’s degree in history from Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia and a Master’s Degree in International Relations from Boston University. He lives in Biddeford with his wife Stephanie and brown rescue dog named Emmy Lou.
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PublishedOctober 18, 2018
Maine Turnpike Authority awards $39.5 million contract for new York tollbooth
Reed and Reed, from Woolwich, will start work on a 3-year construction project in November.
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PublishedOctober 18, 2018
In concession to critics, CMP says it would run power line under scenic Kennebec Gorge
The power company says it would drill under the canyon instead of stringing power lines overhead if it won approval for the 145-mile transmission line project.
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PublishedOctober 12, 2018
Tariffs on exports to China continue to hobble Maine lobster dealers
In August, Maine and Massachusetts companies made 83 percent fewer sales to their second-largest export market than they did in June – before the tariffs took effect.
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PublishedOctober 11, 2018
Maine judge confirmed to U.S. District Court
The U.S. Senate has unanimously approved Lance Walker of Falmouth to a position on the U.S. District Court in Bangor.
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PublishedOctober 11, 2018
Portland housing committee to ask for 6-month moratorium on some short-term rentals
Members decide to ask the City Council to temporarily stop registering new non-owner-occupied units until councilors can come up with tighter regulations on Airbnb-style accommodations.
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PublishedOctober 11, 2018
Police seize more than a pound of cocaine after arresting South Portland man
Maine drug enforcement agents arrested Khang Tran during a traffic stop, and later seize handguns and drugs from his Lincoln Street apartment.
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PublishedOctober 11, 2018
Maine Technology Institute makes ‘seismic shift’ in the way it funds innovators
The investment authority’s complicated system for awarding millions in taxpayer-financed grants to entrepreneurs is reworked to be faster and simpler.
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PublishedOctober 10, 2018
With Christopher Kimball’s ‘Milk Street’ cookbook, the hits keep coming
‘This one is going in the rotation’ becomes a familiar refrain of our recipe tester.
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PublishedOctober 9, 2018
JetBlue to end year-round daily Portland-to-New York service
The airline will stop its daily flights between Portland and New York City on Jan. 7 and resume the service after Memorial Day.
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PublishedOctober 8, 2018
Military Osprey aircraft land at Portland Jetport
The unique planes take off and land vertically, like a helicopter, but can fly horizontally, like an airplane.
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