Portland High School will transition to fully remote learning starting Monday, December 7th through Wednesday, December 16th according to a letter to families dated today, December 4th from Aaron Townsend, Assistant Superintendent of School Management. This is due to the … Continue reading →

Two Whole Foods employees who have been working at the Portland store during the pandemic were granted the right to join a lawsuit filed by the Portland Regional Chamber of Commerce against the city of Portland yesterday by a Justice … Continue reading →

The Mills Administration announced today that it will extend the requirement for certain businesses statewide to close by 9:00 am through Sunday, January 3, 2021.  The extension, which lasts beyond New Year’s Eve, is aimed at limiting activities that lead … Continue reading →

The city of Portland today released implementation information for the five citizen initiative ordinances that were passed by Portland voters in the November 3 election.  The city’s implementation plan follows the letter of the ordinances (known as A, B,C, D … Continue reading →

Today, two grocery store workers at Whole Foods stepped up to defend the hard won rights of Portland workers to adequate pay against the recently filed Chamber of Commerce lawsuit seeking to invalidate the city’s new hazard pay requirements in … Continue reading →

The city of Portland is pleased to announce that a stipulation of dismissal with prejudice was filed on December 1, 2020 in US District Court in Portland in the matter of Ali v City of Portland and other defendants, which … Continue reading →

Attorney General Aaron M. Frey has joined the bipartisan coalition of attorneys general representing 43 states, the District of Columbia and 5 US territories, urging Congress to extend the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economy (CARES) Act funding until the end … Continue reading →

Due to a water main break, the Portland Arts & Technology High ‘school (PATHS) and Casco Bay High School have no water and are closed today.  All students will be in remote learning mode. Repairs are underway and the schools … Continue reading →

It could happen – that is if the  applicant gets his zoning map amendment change application approved sometime in the future.  In the meantime, a required neighborhood meeting has been scheduled for December10th at 6:00 pm via on-line via zoom … Continue reading →

At the COVID-19 briefing today, Governor Janet Mills, the first woman governor of Maine, confirmed that she is quarantining at her Blaine House office, which is her residence near the State House in Augusta.  Her quarantine began yesterday and is … Continue reading →