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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PublishedNovember 19, 2018
Housing crunch at issue as Portland council changes short-term rental rules
Property owners will be able to register up to five short-term rentals per year, and the council raised the cap on non-owner occupied units to 400 from the present 300.
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PublishedNovember 19, 2018
Cluster of 4 East End developments creates traffic puzzle for Portland planners
With vehicles using the sites quadrupling, officials analyze the overall impact to try to mitigate it.
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PublishedNovember 16, 2018
Developer of multi-use complex in Westbrook seeks unusual alliance for access to bonds
The backers of Rock Row want to partner with the Metro bus service to tap tax-free bonds for its transportation infrastructure.
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PublishedNovember 13, 2018
Pro-hemp documentary to screen at USM
‘The Hemp Road Trip’ will be shown Nov. 26 in Portland.
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PublishedNovember 9, 2018
Maine wreaths to be laid on U.S. soldiers’ graves in France
Nonprofit Wreaths Across America will ship almost 9,400 balsam wreaths to Normandy next month.
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PublishedNovember 9, 2018
New space will let Flowfold bring most manufacturing in-house
The sturdy-gear maker is moving to a larger space in Gorham.
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PublishedNovember 8, 2018
State budget fortified against recession by rainy day fund
The state has about $273 million saved, enough to weather initial budget shortfalls in a new economic downturn.
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PublishedNovember 8, 2018
On Election Day, a brand-new U.S. citizen savors his role in the democratic process
Luis Sanchez has been working legally in Saco for six years. Within five days, he became a citizen and then cast his first ballot as one.
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PublishedNovember 7, 2018
In a surprise, Amy Volk loses Senate seat to Democrat Linda Sanborn
Volk, the assistant Senate Republican leader, represented Scarborough, Gorham and Buxton.
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PublishedNovember 2, 2018
Workforce recruitment group launches new strategy to lure people to Maine
Live and Work in Maine has a plan to develop marketing ambassadors for the state who push the positives.
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