The funding goes to projects to restore and expand natural features such as coastal marshes and wetlands, dune and beach systems, oyster and coral reefs, coastal forests and rivers, and floodplains.
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 inMaine, Schools & Education
Former RSU 21 employee files civil suit claiming sex harassment
Andrea Lauletta, a former custodial employee, alleges the district did not take steps to make her feel safe in the workplace.
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Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, News
Convicted murderer dies in Maine prison system
Robert Craig, 86, died Sunday at the Mountain View Correctional Facility.
Posted inMaine, News
Fire destroys home Thursday in Naples
Several towns responded to the structure fire on Bayou Road.
Posted inBusiness, Maine
Employees at Little Dog cafe in Brunswick vote to unionize
Workers at the Little Dog by the Met are now part of Workers United, a union that represents employees in the food service industry.
Posted inMaine, News
Park service proposes increasing entrance fees to Acadia National Park
The NPS says the increases would put Acadia on the same fee scale as those charged at other iconic national parks such as Yellowstone, Grand Canyon and Yosemite.
Posted inMaine, News
BMV branches will reopen to walk-in services Wednesday following threat
The bureau said only that the threat was ‘potentially from an aggrieved customer.’
Posted inMaine
Two people killed in head-on collision in Aroostook County
The victims were identified as April Kellerhals, 41, of Littleton, and Dale Drake, 81, of Presque Isle.
Posted inMaine, News
Trucker found dead on Maine Turnpike in Wells
Maine State Police discovered the trucker’s body on Monday afternoon.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, Oxford Hills
Otisfield man dies in Naples crash after hit and run
Police say Ethan Gardner, 19, of Otisfield rear-ended a vehicle, drove off, crashed into a tree and was found dead.