The Maine Marine Patrol located the man’s body around 5 p.m. Wednesday on the shoreline of the Medomak River.
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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Cape Elizabeth woman nominated to serve on Public Utilities Commission
Carolyn ‘Carrie’ Gilbert would replace Randall D. Davis, whose term expires this month.
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Maine attorney general joins push to urge Congress to pass right-to-repair legislation
Attorney General Aaron Frey and 27 other state attorneys general sent a letter asking congressional leaders to adopt a national right-to-repair law.
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Man who escaped police custody in Belfast found, arrested
Robert Porter, 39, is back in jail after escaping from a hospital while in police custody on Saturday.
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New study suggests acidification from climate change could harm sea scallop populations
The study also found that acidity is increasing in the Gulf of Maine faster than at other locations on the East Coast.
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Inmate dies at Mountain View Correctional Facility
Aaron Chadbourne was serving time for arson.
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South Bristol man dies in crash
The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office identified the victim as 64-year-old Kenneth D. Chasse.
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Maine poet and author Richard Blanco receives a National Humanities Medal
Blanco and others were honored by President Biden during a ceremony at the White House.
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Police search for woman who triggered Amber Alert on Sunday night
Authorities found the woman’s 11-year-old child unharmed, but there is an arrest warrant for her mother.
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Special election scheduled to fill House seat vacated by lawmaker’s resignation
The election became necessary after former State Rep. Clinton Collamore resigned last month following his indictment on multiple charges.