With costs of renovations reaching more than $1 million, officials are giving up on using the building as the town office.
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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Summit’s delay of gas buildout concerns Winslow
Town officials say uncertainty over when the gas pipelines will come to town is making it difficult to forecast budgets for conversion of town buildings to gas.
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Benton voters to pick road commissioner, decide budget
A new pay scheme for selectmen would narrow the gap between chairman and other members.
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Summit outlines plans for Fairfield expansion
Demand-driven construction means extending service to individual neighborhood streets will depend on residents’ interest in converting to gas heat.
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Investigators detail sequence of events in I-95 pileup
A police report on the Feb. 25 accident says 32 people were hurt and 102 vehicles involved in a series of crashes in snowy weather.
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Vassalboro to face soaring sewer costs
The town’s waste treatment system is living on “borrowed time” and must be replaced, its board members say.
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Winslow man charged with stealing $15K from soccer group
Charles Spaulding, 43, was charged with a felony count of theft in connection with the missing money, police said.
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Winslow to mull ordinance to clean up abandoned property
The council is to take another look at a proposal based on international code seen as too comprehensive by some but necessary by others.
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‘Tightest’ budget of $34.8 million proposed for RSU 18
The school board is dealing with higher costs that add up to the largest spending increase in six years for the district serving Oakland, Belgrade, China, Rome and Sidney.
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Anson town auditors report $77,000 missing
Selectmen report at Town Meeting that auditing firm has found that the amount of excise taxes brought in do not square with the amount deposited in town accounts.