The planning board in the city of South Portland has approved a site plan for what would be Maine's first recreational marijuana store, but the possible presence of historic graves may complicate the process.
Meanwhile, applicant Scott Howard, owner of the aptly named SeaWeed Company, is looking forward not only to selling marijuana but also to possible expanded uses, designing what one planning board member called a nice spot for "a beautiful restaurant."
A task force appointed by the city council of Fall River plans to study whether it might make sense to get rid of the mayor's position in city government and replace it with a city manager answerable to the city council, according to the Fall River Herald News.
Mayor Jasiel Correia II, 27, under indictment and the subject of a recall election in March, is the third mayor in a row in Fall River to run into trouble with the voters. One mayor was recalled in December 2014, and then his successor lost in November 2016 to the current mayor, who will be out in a couple of months if loses the recall election set for March 12.
