Changes to a section of Congress Street could help make buses ‘a little faster and a little easier to use.’
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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Man could get up to 30 years in Bath stabbing
Prosecutors cite James M. Manley’s violent history, including time he served in prison for stabbing a man to death in Massachusetts.
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Body of man who jumped off Bath bridge last year is finally found
The state Medical Examiner positively identifies the body as that of a 31-year-old transient, Edwin Curtis.
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Law will allow Kennebec dredging in August
The Navy says a ship’s speedy delivery is critical; opponents say fishing and tourism will suffer.
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Maine champion of banning billboards dies at 94
Marion Fuller Brown, a state lawmaker from 1966 to 1972, also was the prime sponsor of the bottle law.
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Sailing history to make port call
Replicas of two ships from the 1492 voyage of Christopher Columbus will visit Portland Harbor.
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Feature Obituary: John R. Parker, 86, Sanford High principal, ‘good teacher to all’
It was a fitting end to a life devoted to the education of young people of Maine. Although he was unable to be at the graduation ceremony because of declining health, John Russell Parker was there in spirit Friday as the Sanford High School class of 2011 received its diplomas. His family said Mr. Parker, […]
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Curb cuts to cue visually impaired
Portland’s Historic Preservation Board approves installation of about 50 gray and yellow ramps.
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National Weather Service will investigate reports of tornadoes in Maine
The Weather Service plans to send out survey teams on Thursday to investigate reports of funnel clouds and tornadoes touching down.
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Despite losses, Brunswick has a ‘sense of optimism’
In the fall of 2005, soon after the decision was made to close the Brunswick Naval Air Station, some residents of the area foresaw economic doom, with empty storefronts along Brunswick’s Maine Street and a Navy base filled with vacant buildings and hangars. More than five years later, Brunswick’s downtown has several new businesses, the […]