Portland City Council
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PublishedJanuary 6, 2022
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.
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PublishedJanuary 4, 2022
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.
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PublishedJanuary 3, 2022
Portland City Council repeals COVID emergency order and approves indoor mask mandate
Hazard pay will end in 10 days, when the emergency order expires, while the mask mandate will take effect at midnight Wednesday.
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PublishedDecember 31, 2021
Maine Voices: Opportunities for affordable housing in Portland right under our nose
The City Council should focus on redefining affordability formulas, redeveloping public land and removing barriers in Portland’s code.
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PublishedDecember 30, 2021
Portland restaurateurs are divided over proposed vaccine mandate for indoor dining
Opinions vary widely, with some strongly in support, some strongly against, and others skeptical or ambivalent.
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PublishedDecember 30, 2021
Our View: Portland City Council should pass indoor vaccine mandate
Restaurant work is hard enough without the risk of catching a serious disease on the job.
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PublishedDecember 21, 2021
Elections to fill three Portland school board seats to be held in June
The elections will fill the District 5 and two at-large seats now open on the school board.
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PublishedDecember 20, 2021
Portland is stressed as staff shortages and pandemic take their toll, mayor says in State of the City address
The city has 183 vacancies across departments and six department head positions that are being filled on an interim or acting basis.
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PublishedDecember 16, 2021
Portland city clerk to retire in July
Katherine Jones plans to retire on July 1 after 13 years of service to the city.
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PublishedDecember 11, 2021
Portland council’s debate on emergency order could raise broader issues in pandemic response
Councilors soon will talk about lifting the order, which has allowed them to meet remotely, and some have expressed interest in using that discussion to revisit the subject of a mask mandate.
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