Sunday’s ballot is partly a decision on letting the city scale back the protest and regulate tent locations.
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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Three weeks later, Portland fireboat returns to service
The City of Portland IV’s Oct. 12 mishap cost $54,000, and led to changes about when civilians are allowed on board.
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Cornish man arrested for convenience store robbery
Scott Stevens is alleged to have taken two cartons of cigarettes and chewing tobacco from the store
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City committee to review Eastland hotel’s expansion plan
The panel will look into a proposal to build a convention center on Congress Square Plaza.
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N.Y. fugitive arrested at Occupy Maine encampment
Robert Fecu is arrested for allegedly carrying a concealed knife but could be extradited to New York to face robbery charges.
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Some downtown offices in Portland evacuated
A suspicious package turns out to be harmless.
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Police seek driver who hit pedestrian and fled
The hit and run driver was operating a green-colored commercial van
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Missing teen girls may be in Portland
Police believe the teenagers ran away together but want to make sure they are safe.
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Police make arrest in Farmington slaying
Police say Juan A. Contreras, 27, of Waltham, Mass., will face charges in the killing of 81-year-old Grace Burton.
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Concern grows over missing Bonny Eagle students
The girls, both 14, have had no contact with friends or relatives since classes ended Tuesday afternoon.