City councilors are responding to requests from residents who want to slow the omicron variant of COVID-19.
Masks
Posted inTimes Record
Bath to consider citywide mask mandate for indoor public spaces
Bath city councilors will review a proposed mask mandate for public indoor places during a special meeting at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 19.
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Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Portland right to end COVID emergency order
The pandemic is not going away, but governments don’t need special authority to craft their response.
Posted inLocal & State, News
Portland councilor says he is being targeted for vote on city’s new mask mandate
Councilor Andrew Zarro, who sponsored the ordinance, said he has received threats and attacks on his character since the City Council’s vote to approve it Monday.
Posted inCops & Courts, Local & State, News, Schools and Education
Owls Head man arrested for refusing to wear mask or leave high school
The staff at Oceanside High School, and later police, told the man to wear a mask or leave the school in Rockland.
Posted inLocal & State, News
Portland mask mandate appears to stir little resistance on first day
Though some people oppose the new rule that requires mask-wearing inside public buildings, there didn’t appear to be much opposition Wednesday.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, News
Many residents and business owners ready to mask up under Portland’s new mandate
Most Portland residents interviewed Tuesday seemed resigned to the return to mandatory masking, while some business owners said that enforcing it could be tricky.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Mainers should all follow the same mask rules
Whether we’re vaccinated or not, high levels of transmission dictate that we should cover up when indoors in public.
Posted inHealth, Local & State
Experts urge universal mask-wearing to fight omicron, but behavior varies widely
Wildly inconsistent policies and people generally masking less after getting vaccinated present challenges for public health officials.
Posted inHealth, Local & State
It may be time to upgrade from cloth masks to hi-tech ones, experts say
Better masks will better block transmission of the virus, especially omicron, some say.