The Office of the Public Advocate is siding with a group of ferry customers who say that the Casco Bay Island Transit District has not adequately analyzed the impact of proposed rate increases on low-income island residents.
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Casco Bay Lines passenger fares to increase again this June
The rate hikes were approved at a board of directors meeting Thursday.
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This Portland woman recognized herself in a historical photo – 80 years later
Reta Morrill, a fifth-generation Peaks Island resident, recalls her school days riding a Casco Bay ferry to and from school.
Posted inBusiness, Food
Il Leone on Peaks Island to open a spot in Brooklyn
The seasonal outdoor pizza place will re-open next summer as usual, the owner promises.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Life & Culture
Actor Joe Manganiello credits Peaks Island with sparking his creativity
The ‘True Blood’ and ‘Magic Mike’ actor spent summers on the Casco Bay island growing up, giving him time and space to write and create characters.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Life & Culture, Maine, News
Artist’s chisel transforms stump outside Peaks Island cafe into an octopus
A strong storm that hit the island nearly 3 years ago blew many trees to the ground. Doug Smith saw one stump that was left behind as an opportunity.
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On Peaks Island’s back shore, residents and tourists are divided over rock sculptures
Some visitors and residents of Peaks enjoy making cairns, sculptures made out of stacked rocks. But others think these sculptures taint the view and hurt the environment.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Complaint may halt changes to Casco Bay ferry ticket prices
Part-time Peaks Island resident Andrew Doukas submitted a petition asking the PUC to intervene, saying that the new rate schedule unfairly increases fares for tourists while decreasing prices for residents and people who work on the islands.
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Casco Bay Lines OKs first rate hike in 15 years, and it’s a big one – for tourists
Pending PUC approval, the ferry service will increase single, round-trip ticket prices 82% on June 1, while lowering prices for longer-term passes, benefiting residents and people who work on the islands.
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In photos: Peaks Islanders fly kites for Good Friday
For the third year in a row, Peaks Island residents gathered on the Backshore to fly kites on Good Friday – a Bermuda tradition that one Bermudian expatriate is trying to import to this small Casco Bay community.