Six months after the state’s jail consolidation was dissolved, legislators are told a state funding shortfall hurts, but local control is a plus.
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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Union: Huhtamaki in Waterville temporarily lays off 25-30 over Chipotle woes
The reductions began in December because the fast-food chain, dealing with food safety problems, has lost business and therefore uses fewer Huhtamaki products.
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Benton proposes appointing town clerk, tax collector
The town jobs are elective positions, but town officials want to change them to appointive roles for qualified professionals.
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Unity voters approve changes to TIF district
The town’s two-decade old TIF was changed to create a town economic development committee at a special town meeting Saturday.
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Waterville reflects on Martin Luther King’s legacy at breakfast, lecture
The 30th annual Martin Luther King Jr. Community Breakfast was held Monday at the Muskie Center; a lecture later in the day at Colby College highlighted events marking the day.
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Waterville puts out request for river walk designs
The city is asking for architectural designs for a proposed public boardwalk at Head of Falls.
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Mother, teen daughter arrested Friday in attack on Waterville police
Sherrie Martins and her 16-year-old daughter were charged with assault after an altercation with officers at a Gold Street apartment.
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Thieves break into Athens convenience store
The owner of Jim’s Variety said robbers cut a padlock off a security door and stole $1,500 worth of tobacco products early Saturday morning.
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Vassalboro Quakers demonstrate principles with solar project
The Vassalboro Friends Meeting wants to showcase its values of social and environmental justice with a new ‘green’ energy retrofit at its 19th-century meeting house.
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Benton Planning Board rejects US Cellular tower plan
The board voted unanimously against the application for permission to build an 80-foot-tall cell tower in a residential neighborhood on Benton Avenue.