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 6, 2016
Brain-damaging toxin closes Down East shellfish industry
A bloom producing ‘very nasty’ domoic acid, a biotoxin that can cause illness, memory loss, brain damage and possibly death in humans, is unprecedented for Maine.
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PublishedOctober 5, 2016
Critics spar with Maine Turnpike officials over York toll plaza plan
Many of about 50 residents at a public hearing Wednesday say turnpike officials haven’t fully considered an all-electronic collection system.
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PublishedOctober 4, 2016
Freeport foundation asks for another year to finish 90-foot schooner
The Town Council postpones a decision after a three-hour meeting on what to do with the ship being built on property the town took control of last month.
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PublishedOctober 4, 2016
As patience runs out, schooner in Freeport could be dead out of the water
The town takes control of the Island Rover, an unfinished 90-foot boat built out of recycled metal in a residential neighborhood, and will decide whether to give the project one last chance.
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PublishedOctober 3, 2016
Poland Spring slashes water extraction in drought-stricken southern Maine
The iconic bottler has reduced withdrawals by almost half at some sites and water is being trucked in from the north to sustain production in Hollis.
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PublishedSeptember 29, 2016
Drought conditions spread dramatically, now ‘extreme’ in most of Cumberland, York counties
That’s a dramatic expansion of the escalated level in southern Maine, as more than one million residents deal with the extra-dry conditions.
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PublishedSeptember 29, 2016
Downeaster will bus passengers between Brunswick and Wells this fall
The passenger rail service hopes to avoid travel delays from track construction.
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PublishedSeptember 28, 2016
As southern Maine’s drought deepens, homeowners with shallow dug wells get desperate
They change their routines to conserve water and flood drillers and bulk water companies with requests as rainfall drops far below normal.
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PublishedSeptember 27, 2016
Poll shows strong voter support for Maine transportation bonds
Question 6 on the November ballot asks voters if they want to approve $100 million in borrowing for infrastructure improvements.
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PublishedSeptember 23, 2016
Fast-charging kiosks for electric cars open at five Hannaford stores
The stations follow a model that has been used in other parts of the country to expand the network of charging stations and the use of electric vehicles.
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