City Hall and all other city buildings are closed until further notice. The city has suspended all committee and public meetings until further notice unless otherwise noted. To watch municipal meetings online, go to townhallstreams.com/towns/portland_maine.
March 2020
Posted inCops & Courts, Local & State, News
State police investigate ‘suspicious’ Stonington death
A man’s body was found inside a home on Weed Field Road on Monday afternoon, according to Maine State Police.
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Posted inLocal & State, News
Storm knocks out power to thousands in southern Maine
In Portland, more than 2,800 customers were without power Tuesday morning after heavy, wet snow fell overnight.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: Families getting a crash course in distance learning
With brick and mortar schools closed because of the coronavirus, our kids need boundaries, routine and the right space in order to study online.
Posted inLocal & State, News
The Virus Diaries: ‘I feel paralyzed by fear,’ says Turner woman with health problems
Lizette Deschenes, 67, has a compromised immune system and is afraid leave her apartment during the coronavirus outbreak.
Posted inAmerican Journal, Forecaster Opinion, Lakes Region Weekly
Here’s Something: Put your freedom to good use – stay home
Why do we have such a hard time sitting still? I have family members, unable to stay inside another minute, who are going on unnecessary trips. They’re visiting public places such as the mall, post office, grocery store and even an accountant’s office when they don’t really need to. I’m guilty of the same unnecessary […]
Posted inLetters
Letter to the editor: Nemitz overlooks crisis’ real heroes
Support staff who have to report to quiet law offices are at much lower risk of infection than supermarket employees, who deal with hundreds of customers a day.
Posted inBill Nemitz, Local & State, News, Op-eds, Opinion
Bill Nemitz: She would be at her husband’s side – if only she could
A hospital’s new ‘no visitors’ policy, rightfully aimed at curbing the spread of COVID-19, renders a possible end-of-life moment all the more painful.
Posted inLetters
Letter to the editor: Why isn’t virus taken seriously? Look to the media
Re: the Press Herald’s March 17 editorial (“Our View: Action needed to slow virus’ rapid spread”), in which the Editorial Board bemoans the fact that some are not taking the coronavirus threat seriously: Conspicuously absent was any mention of the mainstream media’s own culpability in this matter. In today’s world, virtually any story of moderate […]
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Waterville’s secret meetings are no way to govern
Even a disease outbreak doesn’t excuse a municipality’s violation of the state’s public meeting law.