The decision is a victory for the Florida resident who owns the access road to Cedar Beach in Harpswell, which locals had used for decades before it was closed to the public in 2011.
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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Lawmaker asks U.S. Justice Department to investigate Warden Service
Independent Rep. Jeffrey Evangelos of Friendship says that residents urged him to act after allegations of misconduct, and that there’s been no accountability at the state level.
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State says medical marijuana can’t be used to treat drug addiction
The Department of Health and Human Services denies a petition by a caregiver who sought to add addiction to the list of medical conditions that qualify for marijuana prescriptions.
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Superintendents urge LePage to appoint permanent education commissioner
The state association says in a letter that the current arrangement, with William Beardsley as acting deputy commissioner, is ‘an ongoing problem’ that’s causing instability and confusion.
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Tanker hits 3 moored sailboats in Piscataqua River
The Coast Guard is investigating the accident, which caused no injuries but damaged the sailboats.
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Holbrook set to challenge Pingree as Republican rival concedes primary
A recount shows that Mark Holbrook finished 57 votes ahead of Ande Smith on June 14 in Maine’s 1st Congressional District.
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Lewiston man with samurai sword charged with threatening store clerk
Police say Joshua Kyle carries the sword around the city ‘all the time.’
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Maine Forest Service battles stubborn wildfire atop Mount Abraham
About 27 acres burn atop Mount Abraham near Kingfield, and another 20 acres burn in a Washington County township.
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Police divers to resume search for missing Scarborough man today
Matthew Foster, 23, was last seen in the Old Port on Friday night, and police dogs have tracked him to the Chandlers Wharf area.
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Lisbon man arrested in fatal hit-and-run
A motorcyclist from Portland died Monday from injuries suffered in the crash Saturday night.