The Public Utilities Commission will try to determine whether the capital expenditure costs alleged in the lawsuit are being recovered in CMP’s electricity rates.
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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Missing Kennebunk man, 72, is found safe
Daniel Quinn, who was last seen at his residence on Portage Road, is located several hours after he went missing.
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Lawmakers call on Maine PUC to investigate allegations in lawsuit against CMP parent company
The bipartisan group contends that Maine ratepayers have the right to know how they could be affected by improprieties allegedly committed by Avangrid.
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Three weapon-related incidents reported in Cumberland schools in past week
The incidents involved either a student bringing a weapon to school or threatening to do so, said Jeffrey Porter, superintendent for MSAD 51.
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Fire in Portland apartment quickly brought under control
The fire at 133 Grant St. appears to have started in an apartment kitchen.
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Yarmouth police investigating thefts from mailbox outside post office
The drive-thru mailbox at Forest Falls Plaza has been overflowing with mail, making it an easy target for criminals, police said.
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Portland police charge man with threatening officers with a rifle
Cameron Hanscom was arrested on several charges Saturday, including criminal threatening with a dangerous weapon.
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Madison widow sues Wisconsin company hired to clear cut NECEC transmission corridor
Shannon Rollins-Allen alleges that Northern Clearing Inc. should be held accountable for her injuries and the death of her husband when their vehicle was struck by a truck driven by a company worker.
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Three killed, two rescued in Bangor fire
The fire was in a boarded-up building that had been vacant for about a year and all the victims were homeless, authorities said.
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CMP parent company countersues former subcontractor, claiming defamation
Avangrid says Paulo Silva is a disgruntled former subcontractor who’s upset his company wasn’t awarded new contracts. Last week, Silva sued Avangrid alleging bid-rigging and racketeering.