Ridership exceeded original estimates by 24% in the first year and 47% in the second.
Steve Ericson
Posted inBusiness, Food & Dining, Local & State
Invasive species strategy: ‘If you can’t beat ’em, eat ’em’
Developing culinary markets for green crabs could both reduce their impact on native species and turn a profit.
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Posted inBusiness, Local & State, Nation & World
Navy will christen new destroyer at Bath Iron Works on Saturday
The ship will be christened the USS Daniel Inouye, after the late former U.S. senator from Hawaii.
Posted inElections, Local & State, Politics
Maine House votes to oppose electing presidents via popular vote
The Senate had approved a proposal calling for Maine to join states that want to change the Electoral College system.
Posted inLocal & State, Schools and Education
Topsham group applying for state’s final charter school spot
Sheffwood Academy is among organizations that plan to file an application by the June 21 deadline.
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London company proposes aquaculture business in Millinocket
Aquaculture Management & Holding Co. said Tuesday that it is ready to begin building the plant after two years of planning.
Posted inLocal & State, News, Religion and Values, Schools and Education
Maine bishop names new superintendent of state’s Catholic schools
Marianne Pelletier is currently the principal of St. Dominic Academy’s Lewiston campus and succeeds Jim King in the superintendent’s job.
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Maine Senate sends plastic-bag ban to governor
If the bill becomes law, Maine could become the third state to ban single-use plastic bags, starting in April 2020.
Posted inLocal & State, News, Schools and Education
Biddeford family realizes high school graduation dream together
Tina Bruns dropped out of Portland High School in 1994; on Wednesday she and her three children, also dropouts, graduated from Biddeford Adult Education.
Posted inNation & World, News
Mississippi River flooding approaches records set in 1993
The swollen river is forcing people out of their homes in some rural areas amid near-record crests.