Police believe that Helen Segall had a medical problem while she and her husband were swimming in Alford Lake.
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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Judge denies LePage motion to dismiss lawsuit by women blocked from his Facebook page
The lawsuit filed by Karin Leuthy of Camden and Kelli Whitlock Burton of Waldoboro accuses the Republican governor of violating their First Amendment rights.
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Former Maine bishop’s response to abuse allegations in Buffalo spurs calls for his resignation
Bishop Richard J. Malone faces mounting criticism but says he won’t step down, because the ‘shepherd does not desert the flock at a difficult time.’
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LePage joins court brief seeking to allow companies to legally fire gay or transgender employees
The brief filed with the U.S. Supreme Court argues that a portion of the 1964 Civil Rights Act that prevents discrimination against workers, including in pay and benefits, shouldn’t apply to gender identity or sexual orientation.
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Antique automobile stolen from home in Nobleboro
The 1930 Ford Model A Coupe was discovered missing on Aug. 15, the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office says.
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Report touts immigrants’ economic contributions to Greater Portland
A study done with the Portland Regional Chamber finds foreign-born residents pumped $1.2 billion into the area’s economy in 2016.
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Most wanted New Hampshire fugitive arrested in Windham
Michael Mendoza was a passenger in a car that was stopped on Route 302, Maine State Police say.
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LePage hospitalized after ‘experiencing discomfort’
He first went to a hospital in New Brunswick while visiting family there, then was transferred to Presque Isle and finally Eastern Maine Medical Center, a spokesman says.
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Work-release inmate who failed to report for job taken into custody at Maine Mall
Cumberland County Jail officials don’t indicate what Jeremiah Gamblin, 19, of Vassalboro was doing when he was located at the South Portland shopping center.
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Windham family trying to raise money to bring son’s remains back to Maine
Eight people received organs donated by Army veteran James Caputi, 25, who died Sunday in a motorcycle crash in Virginia.