The City Clerk of Portland is seeking seven (7) members for its new Rent Board.  Applications should be submitted by December 28, 2020 to be considered by the City. Members of the new Board must be residents of Portland and … Continue reading →

Four hundred and twenty-seven new cases (427) of the COVID-19 in the state of Maine were announced by Dr. Nirav Shah, Director of the MaineCDC, at the afternoon briefing today – an astonishing new record for the state of Maine.  … Continue reading →

Hannaford Brothers on Forest Avenue has applied to the city’s planning office for an addition and parking improvements on site that are currently being reviewed by city staff. The addition will permit on-line shopping by customers who don’t want to … Continue reading →

“Masks Work!,” Governor Janet Mills stated as she received the results of her negative COVID-19 test yesterday.  “And I’m proof.”  Governor Mills was tested on Thursday, December 3, 2020 after an exposure to a member of her Executive Protection Unit … Continue reading →

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 →