Passenger traffic at the Portland International Jetport is down 90% and it is losing $1.6 million in revenue per month.
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Planners to consider Brunswick Landing apartment complex
The Brunswick Planning Board is due Tuesday, May 26, to hear the proposal for nine apartment buildings to be built off Admiral Fitch Drive.
Falmouth phasing in town services, public access
Masks will be required in public buildings and social distancing is encouraged.
Local golf courses reopen, with limits, as COVID-19 restrictions loosen
Gov. Janet Mills’ ongoing plan for re-opening businesses in Maine allowed golf courses to open on May 1, and local residents are taking full advantage.
Election 2020: State House District 48 primary election draws two Freeport Democrats
Kathryn Biberstein and Melanie Sachs are vying for the Democratic nomination in July to fill the Freeport-Pownal post.
Portland council clears way for businesses to take it outside
The measure, which will close off Wharf Street, Dana Street and sections of Milk Street and Exchange Street, is part of the city’s emergency coronavirus order, which now expires July 13.
Riverton’s Soule named County Teacher of the Year
Cindy Soule, a fourth-grade teacher at the Portland elementary school, is now in the running for the statewide teaching award.
City issues dire warning about funding next year’s operating budget
The coronavirus has slashed revenues coming into the city and significant cuts in services will be required, the city’s finance director says.
New firm hopes to help businesses chart course through, after pandemic
The firm, launched in March, can provide help with corporate communications, sales and marketing, and business strategy.
St. Brigid School students ‘love thy neighbor’ with creativity
A seventh grader project takes on “special importance” during the coronavirus pandemic.