They approve the renovation project but reject a synthetic turf field and track.
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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Brunswick charter school proposal withdrawn
The charter school would have been based at Brunswick High School.
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South Portland police dog Trigger to get protective vest
Sixteen dogs in Maine will receive the vests, paid for by a grant from The Petco Foundation.
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Feature obituary: George B. Richardson, 99, wrote history of Bustin’s Island in Freeport
George B. Richardson left his mark on a small Maine island and a Massachusetts town. Mr. Richardson over the last century wrote a history of Bustin’s Island in Freeport, flew planes and operated an airport, and even built tennis courts and a golf course. Mr. Richardson, a longtime summer resident of Bustin’s Island, died Friday […]
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Cape Elizabeth’s library panel offering cheaper renovation plan
It would have the town borrow $4 million and will be presented to the Town Council on Nov. 6.
Posted inNation & World, News
Documents confirm Google’s link to Portland mystery barge
Managers from the Internet giant met with a Maine company, the Coast Guard and others in May.
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L.L. Bean to give Red Sox players commemorative boots
The new world champions are getting a special gift from one of Maine’s best-known companies.
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Coast Guard confirms Google involvement in mystery barge
Later, the agency says it can neither confirm nor deny the connection and says it has signed a non-disclosure agreement.
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First case of influenza reported in Maine
The patient is an elderly person who lives in Kennebec County.
Posted inHealth, Local & State, News
Maine experts think website was doomed from start
Besides inadequate testing, the system for finding the best technology contractors is complicated and doesn’t work, they say.