Ticket sales are up five-fold for the ferry, which starts its season at the end of the month.
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Garrison Keillor: I’m doing my late-night driving, right-hand thinking
At home I am an old liberal, but out here on the open road late at night, I am all about freedom.
Dana Milbank: Government opened door to airline abuses and isn’t about to stop them
The Republican-controlled Congress, and the Trump administration, are all about relaxing business rules, to the detriment of consumers.
Elite Airways announces Portland flights to Halifax
The airline will launch the Canadian route at the end of June.
Bath Viaduct will reopen to Route 1 traffic next week, ahead of schedule
Work will continue on the streets and frontage roads underneath and adjacent to the viaduct after it reopens.
Garrison Keillor: After visit to vast, empty Alaska, it’s the people you remember
Alaskans still relate largely to their own experiences, not those they have read about in the media.
Northbound traffic on Brunswick-Topsham bridge will be detoured next week
The north lane of the Frank J. Wood bridge will be closed Wednesday and reopen Monday, April 24, so crews can repair the aging span.
Another View: United took the worst route in dealing with overbooked flight
Offering big incentives to persuade a passenger to abandon his flight would have cost the airline a lot less than letting the public see a customer be manhandled.
Maine Observer: A winter away accentuates Maine’s charms
It’s easier to appreciate things by contrast, and an escape to Florida highlights the appeal of the author’s northern home.
Blind Maine woman, guide dog booted from flight over seating
Sue Martin of Franklin says she’s never had a problem in 30 years of air travel until a trip on American Airlines to California this month.