The seed company rents about 46,000 square feet of industrial and office space in a town-owned business complex on Benton Avenue.
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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911 calls about Oakland shootings reveal night of horror, chaos
A victim called emergency dispatchers for help multiple times while police worked to figure out what was going on at the scene of the Nov. 4 quadruple murder-suicide.
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As temperatures finally dip, region waiting for big freeze
Business owners, fishermen and environmentalists are waiting for rivers, lakes and ponds to ice-in a month or so later than usual.
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Oakland council to consider police station construction bid
A building subcommittee will recommend awarding a construction management bid to one of five local companies for the $1.05 million project.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Sidney selectmen won’t pursue regulations on Pike asphalt plant
A neighbor of the plant wants rules for noise, odor and air pollution as Pike Industries consolidates much of its Maine operations on Lyons Road.
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After two months, few answers evident in Oakland shooting investigation
The mother of the women killed in the Nov. 4 quadruple murder-suicide said Wednesday, ‘I guess we were all fooled by this madman,’ and the family won’t get answers it wants.
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Central Maine braces for first snowstorm of the winter
Tuesday’s storm is expected to bring between 6 to 12 inches of snow to most of central Maine with higher amounts in the north and mountains.
Posted inLife & Culture, Maine, News
For some, Christmas just another day on job
While other businesses shut down and people stay home to celebrate, some people have to get ready and go into work on the biggest holiday of the year.
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Seven injured when car strikes hayride in Waterville
The hayride was full of volunteers from the Waterville Elks Lodge annual Christmas event.
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Corinth man flips car during chase with Waterville police
Dylan Caruso, 19, was charged with a dozen offenses following the police chase Wednesday night that ended with a rollover in Clinton.