Northeast

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.

Philadelphia is maintaining the long-term revenue projections from its new sugary beverage tax despite an early shortfall.

PORTSMOUTH, N.H. -- City Manager John Bohenko will ask the City Council for an additional $3 million in July to complete the city's downtown parking garage project, bringing the total bonding cost to $26.2 million.

Hudson Yards Infrastructure Corp. requires an additional $96 million, according to the New York City Independent Budget Office.

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.

STRATFORD, Conn. -- Mayor John Harkins on Wednesday again vetoed a budget that was passed by the six hard-liners on the Town Council.

The New Jersey proposal to use lottery revenue to boost its pension system is not viable, according to Municipal Market Analytics.

New York City Mayor de Blasio on Wednesday launched Cool Neighborhoods NYC, a $106 million program designed to curb the effects of extreme heat on vulnerable residents.

A $1.1 billion tax-exempt revenue bond deal for New Jersey's American Dream retail/entertainment complex did not price as scheduled.

WEST HAVEN, Conn. -- With the annual audit of fiscal 2015-16 now delivered to the city -- and showing the city's cumulative deficit rising by $500,000 to $16.8 million -- the long-discussed deficit financing plan to bond the deficit and pay it off over time is ready to go forward.