The St. Lawrence Arts Center would include a 401-seat theater, a lobby and promenade in a new 52-foot-high addition to the 19th-century Gothic-style church.
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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Backers of failed York County casino suing ethics commission over $500,000 fine
The lawsuit filed in Kennebec County Superior Court seeks to reverse the commission’s decision to levy a record fine for improperly filed campaign finance reports.
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Freezing rain causes accidents, knocks out power to thousands
Ice-coated tree branches fall on power lines and ice-coated roads make for treacherous travel.
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New Jersey man accused of bilking 90-year-old Falmouth woman awaits extradition
Rheimy Diaz-Tolentio is accused of defrauding the woman out of nearly $5,000 after falsely informing her by phone that her grandson had been arrested for drunken driving.
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Body found in Fort Kent identified as that of Allagash man
Exposure to extreme cold may have contributed to his death, the police chief says.
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Portland event celebrates women’s rights, activism
It is held one day after rallies in other Maine communities and a year after the Women’s March on Washington.
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Conservation groups sue to force greater protection for North Atlantic right whale
The lawsuit alleges that the federal government has failed to manage the fishing industry so the whales don’t get entangled in lobster trap lines and commercial fishing gear.
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Father, 2 girls survive snowmobile’s icy plunge on Mount Desert Island
Eli Strauss, his daughter and another girl are able to swim to shore before being found by rescue workers and treated for hypothermia.
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Gov. Lepage forms panel to examine issues related to driverless vehicles
The Maine Highly Automated Vehicles Advisory Committee will address legal, policy, infrastructure and safety questions surrounding the emerging technology.
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Southern Maine gets half a foot of snow
Sunny, warmer weather with highs in the 40s expected this weekend.