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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PublishedJune 4, 2015
Fairfield resident resigns from SAD 49 school board
Andrew Carlton says he doesn’t have the time to give the volunteer job the attention it deserves.
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PublishedJune 3, 2015
RSU 18 approves $292,700 in cuts to school budget
Board drops funding for charter schools and eliminates one teaching position, but preserves raises for administrators and extracurricular programs.
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PublishedJune 3, 2015
Fairfield man charged with strangling dog in Winslow
Reginald Gatto, of Fairfield, allegedly attacked the animal and then backed his car into a woman during an argument Monday afternoon on Monument Street.
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PublishedJune 3, 2015
Messalonskee High School opens greenhouse
The new structure is part of an increased focus on local food in the RSU 18 school district.
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PublishedJune 3, 2015
Former Maranacook student charged with impersonating an officer
Caleb Jackson, who had a loaded gun at Kents Hill School, claimed he was a federal officer and asked to meet with a lacrosse team Tuesday, police said.
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PublishedJune 2, 2015
RSU 18 board to vote on budget cuts Wednesday
The board plans to approve a budget that would go to voters in a June 30 referendum, after a $34.7 million package was defeated narrowly May 19.
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PublishedJune 1, 2015
Vassalboro voters OK $5.6 million budget
The spending plan may increase property tax rates in town by at least 85 cents per $1,000 valuation, but voters approved the budget with little discussion.
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PublishedJune 1, 2015
Fairfield to bisect two streets after barricading railroad crossings
Crossings at Elm and Willow streets will be barricaded this week, and the town intends to stop maintaining three out of the four new dead-end streets
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PublishedMay 29, 2015
Benton great blue heron colony vital to monitoring threatened birds
Maine HERON relies on volunteers to find out how many great blue herons there are in Maine, including at the state’s biggest inland colony.
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PublishedMay 29, 2015
Vassalboro voters to consider $5.6 million municipal, school budget at Town Meeting
The town’s budget is $526,000 larger than last year’s and could drive a property tax increase.
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