The opening was approved Thursday by a 6-2 vote of the Legislative Council.
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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Portland high school and middle school students will have later start times next fall
And even later start times could be in store for those students during the 2022-23 school year.
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Parents increase reward for information about son missing since 1999
Ramona and Narciso Torres of Denmark are offering $16,500 for information on the disappearance of Angel Torres 22 years ago.
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Dry conditions, human error fueling spate of wildfires across Maine
The Maine Forest Service had responded to 379 wildfires by Wednesday that had burned 257 acres so far this year.
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FBI probing federal contractor’s donations to Sen. Collins’ campaign
The FBI alleges contributions totaling close to $195,000 were made illegally to Susan Collins’ 2020 re-election campaign and a super PAC that supported her.
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Portland City Council delays action on temporary shelter ban in Bayside
A decision on the proposed shelter moratorium will have to wait 2 more weeks after the council fell 1 vote shy of the 7 votes needed to pass it as an emergency order.
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Portland council votes to relocate public health, social services to single location
The city will consolidate all of its scattered public health and social services programs into a single building at 39 Forest Ave. beginning this summer.
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Portland property owners will have to wait an extra 4 weeks for new revaluation notices
The city says it took longer than expected to finalize new commercial property values because of the pandemic, so notices won’t be mailed until June 28.
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Fire in downtown Portland apartment building displaces 10 people
The cause of the fire at 12 Alder St. appears to be improper disposal of smoking materials, fire officials said.
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Saint Joseph’s College will require all students and staff to be fully vaccinated for fall semester
The college, based in Standish, joins a growing number of colleges requiring staff members and students to be vaccinated against COVID-19.