The tentative settlement would limit blasts to eight a year and allow the lab to proceed with its expansion.
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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Officially open, Bayside Trail leads to a new vision for urban neighborhood
Not yet finished, the lighted path runs from Elm Street to the Eastern Prom Trail.
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Sinkhole clogs I-295 traffic
The foundation of a culvert collapses, forcing traffic down to one lane and causing a backup three miles long.
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Late-night fire reported at Topsham Annex
Firefighters work to extinguish a fire at a vacant building at a Navy installation.
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Brunswick tables proposal to require adults to wear bike helmets
A proposal for riders on the Androscoggin River bicycle path is tabled.
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Coast Guard searching for Harpswell-based boat
They respond to an electronic distress signal from a craft used for fishing and pleasure.
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Girl hurt in storm at Maine campsite gets wave of support
Emily Malewicz, hospitalized at Maine Medical Center, is receiving get-well wishes and funds to defray her medical bills.
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Portland police identify victim of fatal stabbing
Richard Meyers, 58, of Portland was found dead inside an apartment at 55 Grant St. late Thursday night.
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Feature Obituary: Eugene Parker, 84, homestead builder, rock of the family
FALMOUTH – Earlier in the day, he had been splitting wood on his Woods Road property. He came home, sat in his chair, and “he just went to sleep” his daughter, Lois Roy of Falmouth, said. Eugene Bradford Parker died Saturday in the farmhouse he built for his wife and two daughters. Mr. Parker, a lifelong […]
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Murder suspect in Grant St.stabbing on suicide watch
Police have charged Shawn Garland, 25, with murder in connection with the death at 55 Grant St.