Samuel Burgess III, guilty of vehicular manslaughter in 1994, has an ‘appalling’ driving record.
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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Biddeford panel to defend air quality analyst’s hiring
Biddeford school board members plan to counter criticism of further air-quality tests.
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Robber clobbers store clerk, flees with money
A Portland convenience store clerk is knocked to the ground by a robber, who flees on foot with an undisclosed amount of cash
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Feature Obituary: Dr. Fisk Hallidy, 84, physician and World War II hero
He was an old-school doctor, making house calls whenever he felt it was necessary. Dr. Fisk Edwin Hallidy also was a war hero, protecting his shipmates from disaster by shooting down two Japanese kamikaze planes that tried to sink their ship during World War II. Dr. Hallidy, a longtime resident of Portland, died from complications […]
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Scarborough High School repeats as state’s academic champion
Scarborough High School fends off 13 other schools to repeat as champions of the 26th annual Maine Academic Decathlon
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Midcoast losing Route 1 planning funds
The state withdraws support for an effort started after a road-widening confrontation.
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Red’s ‘back’ as promised
The popular soft-serve ice cream stand, destroyed by fire last May, will reopen today.
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Maine exports set record in 2010
Some of the state’s strongest export gains occurred in the semiconductor, wood pulp and paper industries
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Committee favors allowing hostels in Portland
Amendments to the Land Use Code would add the cheaper option for visitors to the area.
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Bridgton voters:Chain stores welcome
Voters overwhelmingly rejected two ballot questions Tuesday that would have banned big-box stores and fast-food or formula restaurants.
Unofficial results show that the proposal to ban fast-food and formula restaurants was defeated 924-472. The proposal to limit retail developments to 30,000 square feet lost by a vote of 957-431.
“We may have lost at the polls, but I feel we won a moral victory because for the first time in 30 years our town is talking about developing a comprehensive plan,” said Scott Finlayson, who led the citizens petition drive that prompted the referendum. “We’ve managed to pull the people’s heads out of the sand.”