Hadley Barndollarhbarndollar@seacoastonline.comView CommentsPORTSMOUTH — The state Division of Public Health is working with the St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church to “manage and control” a COVID-19 outbreak among its parishioners, according to a recent letter from the attorney general’s office.The Greek Orthodox practice of using a single, shared chalice and spoon “appears to be a source” of the outbreak, wrote Associate Attorney General Anne Edwards on Sept. 25 to the Greek Orthodox Metropolis of Boston, which oversees the Portsmouth church along with more than 60 others across New...…Hadley Barndollarhbarndollar@seacoastonline.comView CommentsPORTSMOUTH — The state Division of Public Health is working with the St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church to “manage and control” a COVID-19 outbreak among its parishioners, according to a recent letter from the attorney general’s office.The Greek Orthodox practice of using a single, shared chalice and spoon “appears to be a source” of the outbreak, wrote Associate Attorney General Anne Edwards on Sept. 25 to the Greek Orthodox Metropolis of Boston, which oversees the Portsmouth church along with more than 60 others across New...WW…

Hadley BarndollarView CommentsKITTERY, Maine — A cluster of 18 coronavirus cases identified at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard has prompted state officials to open an outbreak investigation related to the workplace.Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention Director Nirav Shah said all 18 cases have been lab-confirmed, with workers coming from three different states.Thirteen of the workers live in Maine, four live in New Hampshire, and one lives in Massachusetts, Shah said.Contact tracers are looking into the shipyard workers’ links to Sanford, Maine, where state officials are already...…Hadley BarndollarView CommentsKITTERY, Maine — A cluster of 18 coronavirus cases identified at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard has prompted state officials to open an outbreak investigation related to the workplace.Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention Director Nirav Shah said all 18 cases have been lab-confirmed, with workers coming from three different states.Thirteen of the workers live in Maine, four live in New Hampshire, and one lives in Massachusetts, Shah said.Contact tracers are looking into the shipyard workers’ links to Sanford, Maine, where state officials are already...WW…

Hadley Barndollarhbarndollar@seacoastonline.comView CommentsPORTSMOUTH – “If you could photograph the smell, I’d say do that,” said Aaron Jule from behind the counter at WaterMonkey, a smile showing beneath his mask.The permeating musk medley of sandalwood, patchouli and jasmine was, of course, what Jule was referencing.A customer entered the store, ringing the cowbell fixed to the top of the door frame. Jule gave a “woo hoo!” as he does every time the bell rings.WaterMonkey, the Vaughan Mall’s second-longest tenant and a “local oasis for any generation of people,” will close its doors at...…Hadley Barndollarhbarndollar@seacoastonline.comView CommentsPORTSMOUTH – “If you could photograph the smell, I’d say do that,” said Aaron Jule from behind the counter at WaterMonkey, a smile showing beneath his mask.The permeating musk medley of sandalwood, patchouli and jasmine was, of course, what Jule was referencing.A customer entered the store, ringing the cowbell fixed to the top of the door frame. Jule gave a “woo hoo!” as he does every time the bell rings.WaterMonkey, the Vaughan Mall’s second-longest tenant and a “local oasis for any generation of people,” will close its doors at...WW…