Through the first two weeks of school, four in every 10 students were not having their symptom screening reported to school officials before arriving at school.
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Portland Meetings: Oct. 7-14
Visit portlandmaine.gov for Zoom information. To watch municipal meetings online, go to townhallstreams.com/towns/portland_maine. Wed. 10/7 3:30 p.m. Creative Portland Zoom Wed. 10/7 5 p.m. Racial Equity Steering Committee Zoom Wed. 10/7 5 p.m. Historic Preservation Board Zoom Thur. 10/8 5:30 p.m. City Council Executive Session Zoom Thur. 10/8 4 p.m. Board of Harbor Commissioners Mon. […]
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Absentee ballots can now be returned in Portland
PORTLAND — Voters wishing to cast absentee in-person can now do so from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday to Friday in the city clerk’s temporary office space in the Merrill Auditorium lobby via the Myrtle Street entrance. Absentee ballots that voters have requested are scheduled to be mailed out this week. Ballots can be […]
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Maine Observer: Learning from the fruits of another’s labor
A lesson learned long ago in a tomato patch gets passed on to an eager learner.
Posted inLocal & State
Demonstrators in Portland decry police brutality in wake of Breonna Taylor case
They listened to speakers in Lincoln Park and chanted as they marched through the Old Port and along Congress Street to Deering Oaks.
Posted inAmerican Journal, Portland Forecaster, Southern Forecaster
Southern Maine bus operators resume charging fees
Bus operators hope new system will be easier for riders and bring in much-needed revenue.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State
Metro to resume charging riders Thursday, with fares up to $2
The bus service, which suspended fares when the pandemic hit in March, also will return to front-door boarding and debut a new payment system
Posted inElection 2020, Local & State, News, Politics
Early in-person voting to begin Monday in Portland and other Maine communities
Votes can be cast at the city clerk’s temporary office in Merrill Auditorium. Other cities, including Lewiston, are expected to begin allowing in-person voting as well.
Posted inPortland Forecaster
Maine Bicentennial: Portland
In commemoration of Maine’s bicentennial this year, The Forecaster is featuring historical highlights and artifacts from our communities’ past 200 years. This feature can be found in print and online every other week.
Posted inBusiness, Food
Harvest on the Harbor is canceled
The event, which normally attracts crowds to Portland for a food-and-drinks festival in October, will be back next year, organizers say.