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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PublishedFebruary 19, 2016
Waterville area gun stores doing brisk business
A possible uptick in sales after Waterville police Chief Joseph Massey’s remarks that people should arm themselves is just part of already heavy firearms business.
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PublishedFebruary 18, 2016
Maine high court rules against Somerset County in jail money dispute
The Supreme Judicial Court ruled Thursday that the now-defunct Board of Corrections had the authority to withhold state money from the jail in 2013.
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PublishedFebruary 18, 2016
Winslow, Augusta abandoned property ordinances slow to take effect
New rules require owners to register vacant buildings but so far only a fraction of such properties, many owned by out-of-state mortgage companies, are on the books.
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PublishedFebruary 17, 2016
Kennebec Sanitary Treatment District implements $2 million reserve fund
The money will fund upgrades to the 40-year-old sewage treatment plant once a 20-year bond is paid off in 2018.
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PublishedFebruary 17, 2016
Rome camp’s opponents appeal building permit
The town Board of Appeals at a hearing in March will hear arguments from residents concerned with the proposed Long Pond camp.
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PublishedFebruary 16, 2016
Oakland might start sewer repairs this spring
The town has been monitoring two areas, Oak and Water streets, that could be repaired to cut back on excess water seeping into sewer pipes.
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PublishedFebruary 15, 2016
Fairfield heads to court for judgment in Time Warner suit
The town sued the cable company in 2014 to recover more than $300,000 in fees it says it is owed.
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PublishedFebruary 13, 2016
Future of Winslow Fourth of July celebration ‘up in the air’
Organizers of the annual event say an increase in cost for police coverage might scuttle it in 2016, but Winslow officials say the expense is meant to ensure public safety.
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PublishedFebruary 12, 2016
T-Mobile denies sexual harassment at Oakland call center
The company this week said a Waterville woman’s complaint that she was sexually harassed is ‘utterly without merit.’
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PublishedFebruary 11, 2016
Sister of accused Waterville attacker says she supports victim
Mark Halle lived with Sarah Halle and her children for months before he allegedly sexually assaulted a 73-year-old woman who lived nearby Sunday morning.
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