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- Massachusetts Pushing to Expand Electric Car Use (6/18/14)
BOSTON (AP) — Massachusetts drivers buying or leasing new electric cars can begin applying for rebates from the state worth up to $2,500, according to Gov. Deval Patrick’s administration.
- Extension of Maine’s passenger train service explored (3/20/14)
Municipal leaders and rail advocates offered ideas Wednesday night for extending passenger train service south to New York City and north to Augusta, Auburn, Bangor and Montreal.
- State won’t pay legal costs for group opposed to Searsport gas terminal (12/30/13)
SEARSPORT — The opposition group that fought against construction of a liquid propane gas terminal and storage tank project in Searsport’s Mack Point industrial zone will not have some of its legal costs paid by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection.
- Downeaster expansion spurring ridership (11/14/13)
Amtrak’s Downeaster carried nearly 50 percent more passengers between Portland and Brunswick than rail officials expected in the first year of the service.
- E. Granby’s Opus buys Windsor vehicle testing firm for $84M (11/6/13)
East Granby vehicle testing provider Opus Inspection Inc. said it has signed a deal to acquire Envirotest Systems Holding Corp. for $84 million
- East Haven mayor calls for review of proposed Tweed runway expansion (4/10/14)
EAST HAVEN >> Mayor Joseph Maturo Jr. on Thursday vowed in a press release to have town attorneys conduct in-depth research on whether the proposed runway expansion plan at Tweed New Haven Regional Airport will have a negative effect on residents.
- Ferry operator seeks Nova Scotia’s help with financial backing (2/20/14)
Just 11 weeks before its scheduled maiden voyage, the operator of the ferry service planned between Portland and Nova Scotia is asking Nova Scotia’s government to help it obtain financial guarantees required by the U.S. government, according to a company spokesman and an official with the provincial government
- Busway Planners Say Project On Track; Detail New Amenities (11/15/13)
NEW BRITAIN — Busway designers say that when service starts in early 2015, riders will see more than just new a new bus route
- Charleston to weigh ordinance blocking east-west corridor (11/12/13)
CHARLESTON — Residents overwhelmingly voted to renew a moratorium on development of a corridor for a proposed east-west highway last week, and soon the town will have the opportunity to vote on an ordinance to prohibit the corridor.
- Public comment on South Coast Rail environmental report closes today (10/25/13)
State officials are accepting public comments on the Final Environmental Impact Statement/Report (FEIS/FEIR) for the South Coast Rail project through the close of business Friday, Oct. 25.