The 96-year-old Maine Correctional Center is in bad shape, the state says as the bill heads to committee, where critics may object to the price.
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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Islanders express concerns on garage elevator repair
At a meeting with management of the garage they were told of efforts to minimize inconveniences during the construction.
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Six men sue Roman Catholic Diocese of Portland, alleging abuse decades ago
‘Fraudulent concealment’ by church officials allows the ex-altar boys’ cases against a now-deceased priest to go forward, an attorney says.
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NTSB releases haunting video of El Faro wreckage on ocean floor
The merchant ship carrying 33 crew members, including four from Maine, sank off the Bahamas last fall.
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Police say 3 people arrested in Deer Isle were in crack cocaine trafficking ring
Agents seize 150 grams of crack and say the group has brought significant amounts of the drug into parts of Hancock County.
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Vigil for Augusta homicide victims planned for Friday
No arrests are made in the killings of Bonnie Royer and Eric Williams but investigators say they ‘have learned a lot more’ than they knew at the start.
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Snowstorm to follow Christmas’ record-setting high temperatures
The snowfall is expected for most of Maine, with the Portland area getting 6 or more inches.
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Man overdoses in Portland’s Old Port with child in car
Emergency responders administer Narcan to revive the man, who had backed his car onto a sidewalk in front of a Commercial Street pub, authorities say.
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Portland area to get at least 6 inches of snow on Tuesday
The first significant snowfall of winter in southern Maine could make the morning commute treacherous.
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Christmas Day starting to sound like a broken record, weather-wise
Friday’s high temperature is expected to reach the low to mid-50s in Portland, approaching the record for the date.