Monday’s 10-3 vote comes several weeks after workers announced their intention to form a union.
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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South Portland High School graduate dies in Virginia
Conor Beck, who graduated in 2013 and worked at the nonprofit Institute for Justice in Arlington, Va., was 27 years old.
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Storm bringing heavy rain and winds expected to stay around for most of Friday
The storm has the potential to produce flooding and scattered power outages.
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Human remains found at Acadia National Park
Authorities say the discovery does not appear to be related to a criminal case.
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Yarmouth man hospitalized following motorcycle crash in Naples
Michael Levesque, 53, suffered life-threatening injuries in the crash Wednesday afternoon.
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Federal government issuing 65,000 additional H-2B visas for temporary workers
Foreign laborers authorized to work in the U.S. under the H-2B visa program are critical to Maine summer tourism businesses.
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High winds, heavy rain could cause some flooding, power outages by week’s end
The storm is forecast to sweep into Maine on Thursday night and last through the day Friday.
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Fights, injuries spurred Portland’s policy limiting student attendance at games
But two parents who spoke at the school board meeting Tuesday night said the policy only further divides the Deering and Portland school communities and does nothing to bring the school district together.
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USDA Secretary Vilsack gets firsthand look at Maine school lunch program
The state showcased its universal free lunch program during Secretary Tom Vilsack’s visit to Gorham Middle School.
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Plans for new upscale hotel next to Portland City Hall and Merrill Auditorium introduced
Thursday’s neighborhood meeting only drew one interested person. The development team will present its initial plans to the planning board at a workshop Oct. 25.