She also becomes the first Republican to say she will support a Democrat-sponsored bill to reopen the government if the president’s measure fails.
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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Falmouth man who took wrong-way ride ends up sobering up at Cape police station
Police say the man in his 20s was detained after taking the wrong Lyft ride from the Old Port and trying to enter the Cape Elizabeth home where he was dropped off, believing it was his home.
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Portland plans national search to replace Michael Sauschuck as police chief
City Manager Jon Jennings says he hopes to have a candidate selected by late spring or early summer.
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Oxford Street Shelter took in 257 homeless people on Monday night
The bitter cold prompted the surge in demand at the shelter, which had its busiest night in nearly five years.
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Whiteout conditions in Aroostook County cause 11-vehicle pileup, injuries
Van Buren’s police chief and a Maine DOT plow truck driver both were hit by vehicles in the aftermath of the crashes along Route 1 in Cyr Plantation, Maine State Police say.
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Mainers cope with bitter cold, ‘dangerous wind chills’
The National Weather Service warns that strong northwest winds could produce dangerous wind chills.
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Driver loses traction trying to pass tanker truck, crashes in Houlton
State police say the Chevrolet sedan hit a guardrail before sliding under the tanker and coming to rest in the highway and causing a chain-reaction pileup.
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After 2 days, water service restored to Falmouth neighborhood
A water main break on Saturday night affected about 50 houses in the Longwoods Road area.
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Great black hawk in Portland rescued during snowstorm
The injured bird, which is native to Central and South America, had been living in Deering Oaks.
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Man surrenders days after fleeing traffic stop in Westbrook, police say
Charles Limanni, 47, of Westbrook faces several charges, including eluding an officer and driving to endanger.