Natasha Irving says prosecuting the 25 people arrested at the shipyard last month would be a misuse of resources and give them undue publicity.
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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Kennebunkport man wins big on scratch lottery ticket
Robert Stuart said he was feeling lucky when he bought the $25 ticket – and light-headed when he won $1 million.
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Windham house fire displaces 4 people
The fire started in an attached garage before spreading to a home, leaving the residence uninhabitable due to heavy smoke damage.
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Police investigating alleged sexual assault at Lisbon High
Students at the school protested Tuesday, saying the administration isn’t doing enough to keep them safe in the wake of a female student’s allegation that a male student assaulted her on school grounds last month.
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Rob Tod, founder of Allagash Brewing, wins James Beard award
He wins the outstanding wine, beer or spirits producer category, and was the only Mainer to reach the finals this year.
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Feeling lucky? Three Maine stores named tops in lottery sales
In addition, the stores, including two in southern Maine, collectively paid out more than $2 million in prize money in 2018.
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Authorities concerned about missing Wiscasset man
Casey Main, 36, was last seen leaving work early Thursday morning, the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office says.
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Two Biddeford residents arrested on drug trafficking charges
The man and woman were captured Thursday morning following a hit-and-run crash in Scarborough.
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Maine treasurer’s office sitting on millions of dollars of unclaimed property, cash
State Treasurer Henry Beck is encouraging Mainers to check and come forward if they are owed a chunk of property and cash valued at more than $246 million in the state’s possession.
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Connecticut man faces up to 30 years in federal prison for bank fraud
Mark Pignatello, 54, pleaded guilty this week in U.S. District Court in Bangor to bank fraud, Social Security number fraud, and aggravated identity theft.