The funding was awarded by the Federal Transit Administration.

The demands of the group include the decriminalization of camping in Portland, more affordable housing and overdose prevention sites.

Despite reports that up to 35 out-of-state visitors could have carried and unknowingly spread COVID-19 on MDI, the Downeast COVID-19 Task Force says the extreme safety precautions in place are working to mitigate the spread of the virus.

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