The new COVID protocol requirement, announced Monday, will take effect when classes resume Jan. 18.
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.
Posted inCops & Courts, News
Yarmouth police search for suspect in Monday morning bank robbery
The robbery happened at the TD Bank branch on Route 1 around 11 a.m.
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Posted inHealth, Local & State, News
Portland police reporting a rash of drug overdoses since Christmas
The trend in Portland seems to be a reflection of what has been happening in Maine as overdose deaths in 2021 are on pace to shatter the record set in 2020.
Posted inCops & Courts, Local & State, News
Washington County woman charged with murdering her ex-boyfriend
Danielle Wheeler, 40, of Perry was arrested Thursday, accused of killing Jason ‘Cowboy’ Aubuchon.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, News
Portland post office’s staffing crunch leaves some letters undelivered
A postal workers union official says employees have been told that package deliveries have been made a priority over letters this month.
Posted inLocal & State, News
Police seek help locating missing Naples man
Mark Conley, 67, was last seen on Christmas Eve.
Posted inLocal & State, News, Schools and Education
Maine college students and staff face COVID restrictions for spring semester
Bates, Bowdoin and Colby colleges and the University of New England will require booster shots, and Bates will start the semester with remote learning.
Posted inHealth, Local & State, News
After taking last year off, the flu is back in Maine, but off to a slow start
In Maine and nationally, the dominant strain appears to be particularly virulent, but this year’s influenza vaccine appears to be a good match for it, said Dr. Dora Anne Mills, MaineHealth’s chief health improvement officer.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Local & State
Virus concerns cause cancellation of some New Year’s Eve events
While New Year Gorham is switching to a virtual format, the State Theatre in Portland and the Portland House of Music are canceling their shows.
Posted inCoastal Journal, Local & State, News
Maine nonprofit buys another island for public access in 2022
Sheep Island, off the coast of Owls Head in Penobscot Bay, will forever be protected from development, now that Maine Coast Heritage Trust has purchased it.