Native plants and wildflowers are being planted on the Franklin Street median, part of which has been covered by a tarp for the past year to kill grass and weeds.
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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Portland Planning Board approves cold storage facility on waterfront
The Maine International Cold Storage Facility, a $30 million project, will be built next to the International Marine Terminal.
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Posted inCops & Courts, Local & State, New England, News
Suspect in Saco pizza dough tampering case arrested in New Hampshire
Hannaford issued a product recall for all Portland Pie dough and cheese products sold at its 184 stores in New York, Massachussetts, Vermont, New Hampshire and Maine.
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Portland City Council approves new funding help for renters and businesses
Residents can apply for as much as 3 months of funding for rent and utility bills, and businesses can apply for money to pay for equipment allowing them to remain open outdoors as the weather gets colder.
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Portland City Council limits when dogs can be off leash in Baxter Woods
The compromise plan was reached after months of deliberations between dog owners, the Maine Audubon Society and members of the city’s Parks and Recreation Department.
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Person at Scarborough Middle School tests positive for COVID-19
The infected individual was at the school on Thursday and Friday of last week, the superintendent says.
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Portland firefighters say sprinkler system suppressed fire
They say the system kept a fire at a woodworking shop on Westfield Street from spreading to businesses in the same building.
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Wrong-way driver hits 5 cars on Maine Turnpike in Cumberland
The collisions, which caused no serious injuries, occurred just north of the Cumberland service plaza.
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Moose finally captured in South Portland after 2 days on the lam
Biologists say the young bull, which was spotted in Scarborough Monday and attracted onlookers to SMCC before it was tranquilized Wednesday evening, was likely looking for a mate.
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Utility crews work through the night to restore power to thousands of Mainers
The gusty winds caused more than 114,000 outages in Maine at the peak of storm, but repair crews reduced the number to less than 32,000 as of Thursday morning.