Maine

Maine Town Rebuilds Demolished Downtown

Corinna, Maine, a mill town undergoing a $45 million toxic waste cleanup, is planning to rebuild itself but turning into a quaint New England village."

March 20, 2002 - The Boston Globe

Amtrak's Downeaster Ridership Exceeds Expectations

Amtrak's service connecting Portland, ME, and Boston is attracting riders.

March 17, 2002 - Telegraph Of Nashua

Residents Laugh At Proposal For 635-Foot Towers

Residents of Portland, ME, consider the proposal for building two 635-foot towers and a complex with two hospitals, a marina, cable cars, to be too big and "metropolitan."

December 16, 2001 - The Boston Globe

New England's Largest Hotel And Convention Center Proposed

The plan envisions a complex with two hospitals, a marina, cable cars, and two 635-foot towers on a quiet peninsula.

December 11, 2001 - The Boston Globe

Sprawl Vs. Transit In Maine

Portland, Maine's long-range tranit plan has reached in impasse -- how to deal with sprawl.

October 23, 2001 - Portland Press Herald

Building A National Park One Acre At A Time

A private resident in Maine is acquiring one acre after another in hopes of assembling a new national park.

September 20, 2001 - The Christian Science Monitor

Saving Nature One Piece At A Time

Roxanne Quimby, a hero to some, is using up her private fortune to buy up chunks of Maine's North Woods. She hope to turn it into a national park.

August 7, 2001 - The New York Times

Maine Town Rejects Smart Growth

Residents fight smart growth plan, charging that planners are trying to urbanize the community.

June 24, 2001 - Portland Press Herald

Portland Voters Reject Growth Limits

A referendum that would have limited growth was rejected by residents corcerned that the measure would stifle economic development.

May 10, 2001 - Portland Press Herald

Maine Water Quality Dispute Grows

Dispute concerning EPA's delegation of Clean Water Act administration to the state of Maine expands.

November 14, 2000 - The Washington Post

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