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More grocery stores asking shoppers not to use reusable bags

To reduce the spread of coronavirus, Gov. Janet Mills signs an order delaying a statewide ban on single-use plastic bags until 2021.

How will the new orders by the city of Portland and Gov. Janet Mills affect your life and your business? Here’s a list of questions and answers.

Kate Snyder asks for flexibility that will help tenants remain in their homes for at least 90 days.

The city warns residents that coronavirus can survive on surfaces ‘for hours and in some cases days.’

The temporary reductions will affect Casco Bay island residents, who rely on the ferry service to transport them to and from the mainland.

Buses will run on a Saturday schedule during the week until at least April 17 to reduce the risk of infection for riders and drivers.

Company directors will decide Wednesday whether to move to a weekend service schedule on weekdays from March 20 through April 17.

It joins several other libraries that have decided to stay closed to the public during the coronavirus outbreak.

The closures of at least two weeks will impact the hundreds of fitness enthusiasts who use clubs in Portland, Biddeford, Freeport and New Gloucester.

Portland’s India Street health clinic will stay closed for two weeks, the city manager says.