The agency says it has about $4 million left to help tenants adversely impacted by COVID-19 pay their rent in October and November.
Dennis Hoey
Dennis Hoey is the Portland Press Herald’s night reporter, covering any and all news that breaks in the late afternoon and evening hours. He has been chasing stories after normal business hours in Portland since 2008. Before that he worked in the Press Herald’s Brunswick Bureau where he spent several years covering news in several midcoast towns from Rockland and Wiscasset to Bath and Brunswick. He also covered Bath Iron Works, the Brunswick Naval Air Station, Bowdoin College, and the Maine Yankee Nuclear Power Plant during his years in Brunswick. When he’s not hunting down criminals, politicians or law enforcement officials, Dennis enjoys spending time riding his bicycle, hiking, and cross country skiing.
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Saturday is prescription drug take-back day in Maine
Police departments in Portland and elsewhere in the state will be collecting unused drugs.
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Black Lives Matter Maine stages rally at Portland police station
More than 70 people turn out as part of a national campaign to protest police brutality.
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Cumberland County resident hospitalized after contracting West Nile Virus
The Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention said the infection is the first case in the state since 2018.
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Maine astronaut returns to Earth after 6 months aboard space station
Chris Cassidy, a York native, completes his third flight mission, spanning 3,136 Earth orbits and 83 million miles.
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Former Maine man sought in 2016 slaying in Portland is arrested in California
Aristotle Stilley, 23, who was indicted on a murder charge in August, is accused of shooting David Anderson in March 2016.
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Portland will allow outdoor dining and retail operations through early January
The decision was made by the City Council on Monday night to help businesses get through the pandemic.
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Portland police officer kicked in the face, suffers concussion
The assault occurred after Kellen Hollenkamp fled a traffic stop in Portland on Sunday night, police said.
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State warns Mainers receiving jobless benefits about phishing scam
The scam involves the theft of usernames and passwords to log into unemployment accounts.
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Police investigating report of home invasion in Standish
The Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office says the incident may be related to a similar one in Gorham.