To celebrate his 100th birthday, he plans to donate the land, which abuts Acadia National Park, to the nonprofit Land and Garden Preserve.
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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Bath man wins $2 million in Powerball
The retired obstetrician bought the winning ticket at Brackett’s Market on Front Street.
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Donor provides $5,000 to save Bath’s Memorial Day parade
The local American Legion post had said it would be unable to put on this year’s parade because of the costs it incurred in an illegal-gambling case.
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Fined in gambling case, American Legion post can’t afford Bath parade
Monday’s Memorial Day parade is canceled because of the Smith-Tobey post’s ‘severe financial difficulties’ after its plea to a felony charge.
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Body of missing Connecticut woman found in Ogunquit
Police say Kristen Daigle, who was last seen at 9 p.m. Saturday, apparently committed suicide.
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Maine high court rules developer owes Wiscasset $846,000 in back taxes
The Maine Supreme Judicial Court upholds a 2013 decision that Mason Station LLC failed to respond in a timely manner after the town filed a complaint.
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Maine train advocate says Downeaster engineers vigilant about speed limit
Downeaster trains can go up to 125 mph but current track configuration cannot accommodate speeds over 79 mph.
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Dozens call for Portland to keep city shelter open
A committee leaves the decision to the City Council, which faces a big drop in state assistance, after a large protest and appeals from advocates for the homeless.
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Deputy fire chief of Maine town loses control of barn burn
The fire spread across Willie Buffington’s property in Paris and consumed a vacant home he owned.
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Former Portland resident: ‘Hills of Nepal are crying, why aren’t we listening?’
The survivor of the April 25 earthquake, who has traveled in and studied the country for years, says little help is reaching devastated rural villages.