Dennis Hoey

Feb 13, 2024 | pressherald.com | Dennis Hoey

Caribou High School is likely to become the first school in Maine to use fingerprint software to track student attendance under a plan that has drawn criticism over privacy concerns from the American Civil Liberties Union of Maine. The decision by Regional School Unit 39 to use a private company to collect and store students’ biometric data in a public school setting raises serious issues, the ACLU of Maine says.

Feb 12, 2024 | pressherald.com | Dennis Hoey

The Portland International Jetport will receive $10.4 million in federal funds to pay for the installation of new passenger boarding bridges and fixed bridge extensions from the terminal building, as well as a new concourse, public restroom, adult changing space, pet relief area and expansion of gate seating areas. Sen.

Feb 12, 2024 | pressherald.com | Dennis Hoey

A ruling by a lower court justice on the matter of allowing public access at Moody Beach in Wells is heading to the Maine Supreme Judicial Court and possibly the U.S. Supreme Court, says an attorney representing the plaintiffs who want to be able to walk and recreate on state beaches. Benjamin Ford of the Portland law firm Archipelgo said in an interview Monday that the plaintiffs will appeal to the state’s highest court the Feb.

Feb 12, 2024 | sunjournal.com | Dennis Hoey

A ruling by a lower court justice on the matter of allowing public access at Moody Beach in Wells is heading to the Maine Supreme Judicial Court and possibly the U.S. Supreme Court, says an attorney representing the plaintiffs who want to be able to walk and recreate on the York County beach. Benjamin Ford of the Portland law firm Archipelago said in an interview Monday that the plaintiffs will appeal to the state’s highest court Superior Court Justice John O’Neil Jr.’s Feb.

Feb 11, 2024 | pressherald.com | Dennis Hoey

After a springlike weekend that saw Portland set a daily record of 54 degrees on Saturday, a significant snowstorm is headed for Maine on Tuesday morning. “Portland is right on the edge of possibly getting six inches,” National Weather Service meteorologist Donny Dumont said Sunday evening. If the track of the storm changes, Portland could see a lot less than six inches, but if you are thinking about traveling south of Portland, Dumont advises against it.