Maine

Biddeford, Maine, may use $1.17 million in savings related to a high school renovation project to begin repairs to Waterhouse Field and possibly reopen it in time for the fall sports season.

CAMDEN, Maine -- Voters here and in the neighboring town of Rockport overwhelmingly approved Tuesday a $25.2 million bond to construct a new middle school for the two towns' middle school students.

With extremely low voter turnout, Tuesday's statewide referendum to approve a $50 million bond to promote jobs and innovation passed overwhelmingly in Maine's largest communities.

Moody's Investors Service has downgraded Eastern Maine Healthcare Systems' bond credit rating to a level that could limit the organization's ability to obtain credit in the future.

The Maine Senate voted 26-9 Wednesday to override a Gov. Paul LePage veto of a bill that would force him to issue $15 million in voter-approved bonds earmarked to build affordable housing for senior citizens.

Transportation bonds that were at the center of a dispute between State Treasurer Terry Hayes and Gov. Paul LePage are ready to sell, resolving a conflict that threatened to hold up millions in funding for construction projects around the state.

An effort to force Gov. Paul LePage to issue a $15 million senior housing bond approved widely by voters in 2015 advanced in the Maine Legislature on Tuesday, but Republicans have enough support to block the bid for the second straight year.

Maine's governor and treasurer reached an accord to enable a June transaction to proceed.

A bond sale Maine had planned for transportation is in limbo after the governor complained.

The Portland, Maine, City Council voted 8-1 Monday night to give voters a choice on how they want to fund renovations in as many as four elementary schools.