PORTLAND (AP) — A $3 million project to update and expand the Casco Bay Ferry Terminal is getting started. Construction started Tuesday and a groundbreaking ceremony is scheduled for Wednesday. The project will double the size of the waiting area to 9,000 square feet and move it closer to the busiest gates, making them visible […]
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Maine company may run ferry service to Nova Scotia
YARMOUTH, Nova Scotia — The Nova Scotia government is negotiating with a Maine-based company to run a ferry service between Portland and Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, with a goal of restoring a ferry service that ended almost four years ago, officials said Tuesday. Economic Development Minister Graham Steele said STM Quest Incorporated was selected to set […]
LePage backs Maine company competing to restart Portland-Nova Scotia ferry service
AUGUSTA — Gov. Paul LePage is officially throwing his weight behind the only Maine-based company currently competing for a contract to restart ferry service between Maine and Nova Scotia. On Tuesday, LePage sent a letter to Nova Scotia Premier Darrell Dexter to publicly back Eliot, Maine-based Quest Navigation’s proposal to restart the ferry service, which […]