No injuries have been reported at the house fire
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.
Post office closures put off until May
Maine’s congressional delegation praises the postal service’s decision to keep the offices open through May
Religion at issue in land buy
The Land for Maine’s Future program can help fund the acquisition of Hacker’s Hill in Casco even if the property’s religious imagery is not removed, in the opinion of a Virginia-based advocacy organization.
Gorham police offering reward for capture of robbery suspect
Frustrated by the lack of a description Gorham police offer an incentive for the apprehension of a robbery suspect
Occupy Maine to sue city
The group’s lawyer says the suit seeks to establish that an order to leave violates Occupiers’ free speech rights.
3 small business robberies in Gorham appear related
“We would love any help we could get from the public before something tragic happens,” police say.
Proposal may promote use of park pond
Recreational possibilities open up if the city decides to resurface the bottom of the pond at Deering Oaks.
Westbrook police arrest three in armed robbery of cab driver
Westbrook police said the men robbed a cab driver at knifepoint early this morning
Occupy Maine supporters plead with City Council to allow encampment to remain in Lincoln Park
Occupy Maine protesters say they want to remain in Lincoln Park so that they can continue to discuss issues concerning corporate greed and the unequal distribution of wealth