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Published
September 7, 2021

Portland urged to get creative about loss of parking from outdoor dining

Portland is looking into a new outdoor dining program that would permanently close Dana and Wharf streets and part of Milk Street, but economic development committee members worry the new allowances would impact parking.
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September 7, 2021

Life Unwound: What are your hungers?
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September 7, 2021

Maine Medical Center nurses urge hospital to revert to previous COVID protections

Some members of the nurses union, which formed in April, argue rolling back protections puts them at an increased risk.
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September 7, 2021

Portland school board rejects proposed vaccine mandate for staff

The 5-4 vote Tuesday night came after 2 cases of COVID-19 prompted the district to close Portland High School for a day while it did contact tracing.
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September 7, 2021

Maine’s restaurant labor shortage intensifies as student employees return to school

Some businesses are cutting back operating hours to deal with the sudden loss of workers.

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Published
September 7, 2021

Struggling Maine restaurants push for more federal relief

Hundreds of Maine restaurants missed out on industry-specific relief funds, with only 43% of applicants receiving grants.
Published
September 6, 2021

Arundel elementary school closes because of COVID-19 exposures

The Mildred L. Day School will shift to remote learning through Sept. 12 because 143 people were identified as close contacts of positive cases and must quarantine.
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September 6, 2021

First responders nationwide resist COVID vaccine mandates

Despite deaths in their ranks, police officers and other first responders are among those most hesitant to get vaccinated, and their cases continue to grow.
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September 6, 2021

Portland Downtown proposes using rescue funds for public toilets, water fountains

The group, which advocates for downtown businesses, wants the city to use emergency pandemic cash to provide a different kind of relief.
Published
September 5, 2021

Wealthy nations will have 1.2 billion vaccine doses they don’t need

They could vaccinate about 80 percent of their populations over the age of 12 and move ahead with booster programs – and still have large quantities to redistribute globally.