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PublishedFebruary 29, 2024
Creative use of grant funding helps area businesses provide workforce transportation option
Auburn manufacturer Panolam Surface Systems offers help to all employees; WorxLink is just one of the programs that helps new Mainers and others get to and from work.
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PublishedAugust 17, 2023
Maker of Maine’s electric buses files for bankruptcy
Proterra said it will maintain normal business operations as it navigates a reorganization, but local transit services say they can pivot if that doesn't pan out.
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PublishedAugust 7, 2023
Campaign spotlights oft-ignored yield-to-bus law
It's not optional – if a Metro bus is flashing its yield sign, let it in. That's the message of a new campaign designed to get people to comply with a 2019 law.
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PublishedJanuary 9, 2023
Citylink bus system has been plagued by service interruptions in Lewiston, Auburn
Citylink has announced 10 separate service delays or interruptions since Christmas Eve due to a combination of mechanical and staffing issues.
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PublishedNovember 8, 2022
Western Maine Transportation Services asks for $25,000 from Farmington officials
Seventy-one percent of riders come from Farmington.
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PublishedMay 25, 2022
Downeaster resumes summer schedule
Stops in Old Orchard Beach are added to the service between Brunswick and Boston, as are late trains on the days of concerts or when the Red Sox play home games at night.
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PublishedMay 16, 2022
Transit agencies ask for changes to funding letter to end stalemate over federal aid
Four Portland-area public transit operators say errors in a required letter to release the funding need to be corrected before they can sign it.
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PublishedApril 19, 2022
Maine transit agencies drop mask requirement
Starting Wednesday, passengers on public transportation in southern Maine will no longer have to wear masks after a federal judge struck down a nationwide face covering mandate.
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PublishedMarch 8, 2022
Bus line between Bath, Lewiston-Auburn gets rolling
The BlueLine Commuter will also make stops in Brunswick, Topsham, Lisbon Falls and Lisbon.
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PublishedJanuary 18, 2022
Maine highway planners look to new federal funding for village projects
The state's newest three-year highway plan focuses on paving and bridges, but transportation officials hope federal grant funding can change its approach in Maine downtowns.
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