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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PublishedDecember 25, 2018
Maine composting companies forced to look elsewhere for raw material
A supply line of garbage that can be converted into energy or compost is squeezed in southern Maine, where there is no mandate to separate food waste.
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PublishedDecember 24, 2018
State plans massive – and expensive – traffic light upgrade
With most signals in rough shape and using old technology, the project could cost $160 million over 20 years.
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PublishedDecember 20, 2018
Audit shows CMP billing and metering systems didn’t cause skyrocketing bills
However, Liberty Consulting Group concludes in the report to regulators that the company made the situation worse with a poor response to the thousands of complaints.
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PublishedDecember 19, 2018
State prepares to install string of high-speed chargers for electric vehicles
Seven stations scattered from Kennebunk to Jackman are expected to come online next year, giving vehicles a fast charge that will take them 240 miles.
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PublishedDecember 16, 2018
Crews respond to house fire in Standish
The fire was reported just before 9 p.m. in a neighborhood near Sebago Lake.
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PublishedDecember 16, 2018
Watch: Four injured after high-speed chase in Raymond
Dale Tucker, 29, of Casco crashed his car into two vehicles Sunday after trying to avoid a spike mat, the Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office says.
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PublishedDecember 15, 2018
Mills decries federal judge’s ruling against Affordable Care Act
Maine’s governor-elect calls it a ‘backward, poorly-reasoned decision,’ but notes that Obamacare ‘is still the law of the land.’
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PublishedDecember 15, 2018
Man, woman found dead in Richmond
The bodies were discovered around noon Saturday in a mobile home on Post Road, and Maine State Police are investigating.
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