The town has to deal with restrictions on the land before the purchase by OceanView is final.
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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Scarborough fire damages home on Pine Point
The cause of the fire remains under investigation
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Land trust to open community garden in Brunswick
The garden will offer about 60 plots for a modest fee.
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Crews battling fire in Windham
In addition to fighting a fire, crews have to navigate icy roads
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Teenager injured on expert ski slope at Mt. Abram
The girl is taken by ambulance to Stephens Memorial Hospital in Norway.
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Young girl injured in snowmobile crash
A 6-year-old girl was left alone to drive and crash a snowmobile when her older cousin fell off the sled.
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Do I dare to plant a peach?
Mainers are having more success growing warm-weather produce like tomatoes, peppers and melons, as hardiness zones shift northward.
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Another Portland convenience store robbed
The suspect orders the clerks to lie on the floor while he empties the cash registers
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Officials, volunteers count the homeless in Portland
Five teams set out on foot and in vans Wednesday night to try to identify as many homeless people as possible in Portland. Last January’s survey identified 338 people staying in emergency shelters, and only two living on the streets.
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Man robs Portland convenience store at gunpoint
Portland police are investigating an armed robbery at the Cumberland Farms convenience store on Pine Street.