The $45 million has been attached to the federal defense bill, which Congress is expected to act on later this week.
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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Traffic on Maine Turnpike in Scarborough disrupted for hours following propane truck rollover
All lanes of the highway were expected to reopen Wednesday night after crews finished pumping propane out of the tanker and purging the lines of propane on the truck.
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Biddeford man in critical condition after being hit by van in Massachusetts
The 71-year-old man, whose name has not been released, was struck Tuesday afternoon while crossing a road in Chelmsford.
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Maine will get millions in federal money to mitigate climate change
The funding goes to projects to restore and expand natural features such as coastal marshes and wetlands, dune and beach systems, oyster and coral reefs, coastal forests and rivers, and floodplains.
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Former RSU 21 employee files civil suit claiming sex harassment
Andrea Lauletta, a former custodial employee, alleges the district did not take steps to make her feel safe in the workplace.
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Convicted murderer dies in Maine prison system
Robert Craig, 86, died Sunday at the Mountain View Correctional Facility.
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Fire destroys home Thursday in Naples
Several towns responded to the structure fire on Bayou Road.
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CMP customer outages drop below 1,000 after gusty storm
A storm that brought high winds and heavy rain to southern Maine knocked out power to more than 31,000 customers.
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Employees at Little Dog cafe in Brunswick vote to unionize
Workers at the Little Dog by the Met are now part of Workers United, a union that represents employees in the food service industry.
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Park service proposes increasing entrance fees to Acadia National Park
The NPS says the increases would put Acadia on the same fee scale as those charged at other iconic national parks such as Yellowstone, Grand Canyon and Yosemite.