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Peter McGuire
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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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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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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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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Volunteers take on giant task of dissecting 7-ton minke whale on Biddeford beach
The 28-foot-long whale washed up dead on a beach in Horseshoe Cove this week.
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Plan for Maine’s largest solar energy farm moves ahead as Sanford approves lease
Yarmouth-based Ranger Solar plans to build an array at the municipal airport that could generate enough electricity to power more than 8,000 homes.
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Triage center in Harpswell provides lifeline to seal pups
The clinic, the first of its kind on the East Coast, stabilizes rescued mammals so they can survive the trip to out-of-state rehabilitation centers.
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Corsican Cafe in Freeport destroyed in fire ignited by bathroom fan
The family that owns the longtime popular eatery say they plan to rebuild at the same location on Mechanic Street a short distance from L.L. Bean’s flagship store.
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Corsican Cafe in Freeport destroyed in fire ignited by bathroom fan
The family that owns the longtime popular eatery say they plan to rebuild at the same location on Mechanic Street a short distance from L.L. Bean’s flagship store.
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Corsican Cafe in Freeport destroyed in fire ignited by bathroom fan
The family that owns the longtime popular eatery say they plan to rebuild at the same location on Mechanic Street a short distance from L.L. Bean’s flagship store.