A person working on a recount of ballots at the Portland Expo this week initially tested positive for the virus but a second test showed a negative result, city officials say.
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Volunteer involved in Portland recount tests positive for COVID-19
A city official confirmed Friday that a volunteer working on the hand recount tested positive, and that state officials were informing those who may have had contact with that person.
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Posted inBusiness, Local & State, Maine Cannabis Report
Wellness Connection to open adult-use cannabis shop Monday in South Portland
The store marks the beginning of Maine’s largest marijuana company’s conversion from medical to recreational sales.
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Some employers plan to pay Portland’s new hazard wage
City Hall has said it will not enforce a new $18 emergency minimum wage until 2022, but businesses fear a delay would leave them open to lawsuits.
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Portland High School cancels in-person learning for 2 days because of COVID case
The decision comes after someone connected to the high school tests positive for COVID-19; it’s the third case in the past 2 weeks.
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Portland city councilors hear support for creating safe drug injection site
No action was taken at Tuesday’s public hearing before the Health and Human Services and Public Safety Committee.
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Portland weighs historic district designation for part of Munjoy Hill
The controversial proposal also calls for the City Council to designate six individual properties in the neighborhood as historic landmarks.
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City questioning whether new minimum wage takes effect in December as expected
The confusion about whether it takes effect next month or in January 2022 stems from the wording of the ordinance.
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Voters reject Portland’s cautious approach to retail marijuana
The elimination of a cap on cannabis stores in Maine’s largest city passes by a 6-percentage-point margin.
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Long-delayed Bayside housing project set to become condos
A Massachusetts developer has taken over the project and is looking to break ground on a 52-unit condominium project at 75 Chestnut St. in Portland by the end of the year.