A housing official says a single waiting list means applicants will not have to travel to each city to apply for subsidized housing.
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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Portland council OKs plans for $1.9 million in grants
But some disagree with City Manager Mark Rees’ decision to reduce funding for certain programs.
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Kennebunk man arrested after crack-cocaine raid
Drug agents find crack cocaine, cash and a loaded weapon in Shaun Barry’s room.
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Buckfield man allegedly shoots girlfriend in neck
The victim is expected to survive, according to Maine State Police.
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Casco man accused of strangling, assaulting girlfriend
Matthew Peterson, 38, surrenders without incident.
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Portland police investigate robbery at trading card store
The owner of Don’s Sports Cards Center suffers cuts to his head while scuffling with the suspect.
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Fatal fire shows risk to Portland’s homeless
The discovery of a 53-year-old man’s ‘badly burned’ body prompts calls for outreach, as more homeless people forgo shelters to camp outside.
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Portland’s Rwandans remember genocide
An event marks the 19th anniversary of the start of an upheaval that left more than 800,000 Tutsis dead.
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Portland Head Light to be featured on new U.S. stamps
The iconic landmark will appear on the upcoming Forever postal series “New England Coastal Lighthouses.”
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Man survives 20 hours pinned under snowmobile in ditch
Maine game wardens say they struggled to find the 64-year-old Mass. man due to heavy winds and snow squalls.