With the permit approved, the project will begin right away so the water will be deeper in time for Portland’s cruise ship season.
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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Solar storm could produce Northern Lights
Overnight tonight may be the only time Mainers will be able to see the display.
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Portland High School has a new football coach
James Hartman, Yarmouth’s head football coach for five years, will replace Mike Bailey.
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Robbery suspects surrender after police surround South Portland home
Men suspected of robbing a CVS Pharmacy in Portland are taken into custody in South Portland.
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$94.9 million school budget proposed in Portland
The city’s superintendent lays out his spending plan, which involves few job cuts and is up $5.5 million from this year.
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Husson zoning change vote pushed to March 19
City councilors weigh the zoning change proposed by Husson University and the Elks Lodge of Portland.
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Feature Obituary: Raymond S. Amergian, 89, local Armenian leader, family man
His charitable work bound together generations of Armenian immigrants and provided thousands of people with an unexpected source of entertainment for more than four decades. Raymond S. Amergian, probably best known for organizing popular fundraising dances hosted by the Portland Armenian Club, died Thursday at the Maine Veterans’ Home in Scarborough with his family at […]
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Elderly couple escape burning home in Sanford
The couple get out safely but a Sanford firefighter has to be transported to a local hospital
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Arundel car crash leaves one person injured
The driver’s sports utility vehicle rolled this morning over after skidding on an icy road.
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School revamp savings sought
South Portland will begin working with a contractor to get the high school project within the budget.