The spending will bring traffic circles to Portland and new pavement to Route 1 in Falmouth.
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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York selectmen vote against pot referendum again
But advocates plan to go through a notary public to get the legalization question on the town’s Nov. 4 ballot.
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Three-alarm fire drives businesses from Scarborough Commons building on Route 1
Firefighters from six communities are called to fight the fire, and a stretch of Route 1 that was shut down is now reopened.
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Report of man threatening to harm himself prompts police to close road
Police say South Freeport Road was closed for about two hours before the man was taken into custody around 7 p.m.
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Facebook post leads to suspect in York County graffiti vandalism
Several people offered information after seeing an online appeal by the Saco Police Department.
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Cape Elizabeth’s library plan costs $2 million less this time
On Nov. 4, voters will decide whether to renovate and expand the Thomas Memorial Library.
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Former Portland Pirates assistant coach jailed on sex charge
Michael Minard was given a two-month sentence after pleading no contest this week to sexual misconduct with a 13-year-old girl.
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Brunswick residents to meet finalists for town manager
Open houses and question-and-answer sessions are planned for Sept. 4 and Sept. 8.
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Readers rectify misidentification of Freeport’s ‘Millard the sparrow’
The bird adopted by a Habitat for Humanity neighborhood is actually a finch – and it may have to be renamed ‘Millie.’
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Baby bird’s right at home with Habitat for Humanity
Friendly to a fault, a young sparrow, named Millard, has become a mascot of sorts at a new development in Freeport.