In a report to city councilors, the social services director said 478 asylum seekers, most from central Africa, are either staying at the family shelter or in local hotels.
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 inLocal & State, News
Maine to accept land conservation proposals for first time in 4 years
The administration of Gov. Janet Mills says $40 million is available under its rejuvenated Land for Maine’s Future program.
advertisement
Posted inLocal & State
Details of shooting by officer in Portland still a mystery
A police officer shot and wounded a suspected burglar Saturday morning, but the officer’s identity and the name of person he shot are being withheld by authorities.
Posted inLocal & State, News
Bicyclist injured when hit by vehicle in Portland
A van struck bicyclist on Forest Avenue late Thursday, the second accident involving a cyclist this week.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, News
Land-use panel staff recommends rejecting mining proposal near Baxter State Park
Land Use Planning Commission staff said they found ’59 inconsistencies, errors and failures to provide information’ in the rezoning proposal by Ontario-based Wolfden Resources.
Posted inLocal & State, News
Bicyclist at Maine Med with life-threatening injuries after being hit by boat trailer
The 63-year-old Portland man was in the vicinity of 335 Forest Ave. when he was hit Tuesday night. Police are asking anyone who saw the crash to contact the department.
Posted inLocal & State, News
Replacement of I-295 bridge over Veranda Street likely to be delayed until spring
A national shortage of certain construction materials is to blame for the delay, the Maine Department of Transportation said Wednesday.
Posted inCops & Courts, Local & State, News
Woman convicted of murdering 4-year-old Kendall Chick seeks reduced sentence
Shawna Gatto asked a judge Tuesday for a post-conviction review, which if granted, could result in a reduction of her 50-year sentence
Posted inHealth, Local & State, News
Health care providers in Maine applaud Biden administration’s reversal of abortion ‘gag rule’
Planned Parenthood Northern New England and Maine Family Planning continued to provide abortion information to clients, but said the Trump-era rule denied them millions of dollars in federal funding.
Posted inLocal & State
Gravestone dated 1840 found in middle of Westbrook street
Police suspect the marker may have been removed from a cemetery in Yarmouth.