A total of 100 students from across Maine are set to compete in the daylong competition
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.
Portland clears path for Husson expansion
Bangor-based Husson University wins approval to proceed with its plan to establish a satellite campus on outer Congress Street.
St. Patrick’s revelers had saintly day
Portland police say only two people were arrested on Saturday for disorderly conduct on a day when intoxication is common.
Gorham accident injures three people
Three people with unknown injuries are hospitalized as a result of the crash
Sheriff urges motorcyclists to exercise caution on secondary roads
Sheriff Kevin Joyce says an early Spring means motorcyclists should stay alert for potholes and use care on sand covered roadways
Council panel OKs after-hour controls
Rule recommendations for businesses seeking special entertainment permits will now go to the full council.
Proposal enhances travel options in city
The draft of a Pedestrian and Bicycle Plan must be approved by the Planning Board and City Council.
Durham convenience store is robbed at gunpoint
Both men wore disguises and one of the suspects brandished a weapon
Authorities on the scene of a hazardous material incident in Kennebunk
No injuries are reported after an incident at the Corning Life Sciences plant in Kennebunk.
York County man being held for assaulting three women
An argument with Matthew Mills’ girlfriend escalates into an assault involving three women