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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PublishedMarch 3, 2016
Central Maine Democrats, GOP expect wild presidential race to spur heavy caucus turnout
Democrats, Republicans and Green Independents will caucus this weekend, and Kennebec, Somerset and Franklin party officials say voters are excited about it.
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PublishedMarch 3, 2016
Fairfield charter commission to hold public hearing Saturday
The panel is considering major changes to Fairfield’s town government but has struggled to attract public interest in the process.
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PublishedMarch 3, 2016
St. Albans Town Meeting voters to decide on solid waste contract
Residents will decide whether to authorize a contract with a Hampden waste-to-natural gas plant, approve borrowing for a salt and sand shed and approve a $1.06 million budget including money for a new fire station.
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PublishedMarch 3, 2016
RSU 18 presents $34.7 million budget for 2017
The plan includes a spending increase of less than 1 percent, but taxpayers could be on the hook for a lot more.
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PublishedMarch 2, 2016
Benton proposes new restrictions on cellphone towers
Amendments to the town’s land use ordinance would prohibit towers in some neighborhoods and increase standards for tower construction.
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PublishedMarch 2, 2016
Cambridge voters to decide on funding for revaluation, property dispute
Residents will gather this Saturday at Town Meeting to vote on a 41-article warrant, including a municipal budget and election of municipal officers.
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PublishedMarch 1, 2016
Sidney to set up committee to examine farmland values
A panel with broad community representation will review how the town calculates the taxable value of working land in the state’s farmland protection program.
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PublishedMarch 1, 2016
Three hospitalized after carbon monoxide exposure in Oakland
Firefighters responded to a report of a smoking furnace Monday night and found high levels of carbon monoxide in an Axtell Drive home.
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PublishedFebruary 29, 2016
Fairfield moves ahead with plan to use Norridgewock landfill
The town manager has been authorized to start discussion about sending the town’s household waste to Crossroads Landfill in Norridgewock after the town’s agreement with a waste-to-energy incinerator ends in 2018.
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PublishedFebruary 28, 2016
Madison men charged in connection with arson of Anson home
Dylan Brown and Deyon Kitchin were arrested after a search of a Madison residence by authorities from the Office of Maine State Fire Marshal Saturday.
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