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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PublishedMay 30, 2016
Falmouth seeks voters’ approval for road reconstruction
The election on June 14 also includes a $34.9 million school budget.
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PublishedMay 30, 2016
Portland looks at cart system, privatization of trash pickup
With the current program lagging other cities and drawing complaints, officials are considering major changes by 2017.
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PublishedMay 29, 2016
Tracking wildlife roadkill in Maine offers a path to saving lives
Maine Audubon volunteers provide state officials with valuable data that could be critical in protecting species.
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PublishedMay 26, 2016
Longtime TV newsman Norm Karkos leaves WMTW
Karkos spent 25 years at the station as a reporter and weekend morning anchor.
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PublishedMay 23, 2016
Portland-area transit modernizes with ride-tracking tools, new bus to Freeport
Officials hope the changes will please customers and attract new riders to the transportation services.
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PublishedMay 19, 2016
Trash cleanup at Long Creek has an added purpose
As 40 bags of materials are removed, a water treatment company watches for ideas on ways to screen out stormwater pollutants.
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PublishedMay 19, 2016
More Portland residents say city crews mix trash and recyclables
A day after a videotape showed two workers doing it and city officials called it an isolated incident, eight more residents report seeing crews commingle materials in the same truck.
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PublishedMay 19, 2016
Portland investigates truck workers caught on video mixing trash and recyclables
A resident in the West End provides visual evidence to Portland officials, who insist the practice is neither common nor condoned by the public works department.
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PublishedMay 18, 2016
Maine municipalities pull back on solar projects after veto kills bill
Large-scale generation projects are being reviewed or delayed, without legislation to make them more financially viable.
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PublishedMay 17, 2016
North Yarmouth school proposal sparks debate over town development
The town holds a public hearing Tuesday about a plan to mix private housing with public buildings on a 20-acre town-owned parcel.
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