Isabelle Manahan, 15, was a freshman at Lincoln Academy in Newcastle.
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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LePage administration appeals court’s order to put Medicaid expansion in motion
DHHS Commissioner Ricker Hamilton says the judge’s decision that the state has to move ahead with expansion is unconstitutional, and he asks for a delay as the case is argued.
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Posted inElection 2018, Local & State, News, Politics
Oscar winner Jennifer Lawrence lends support to ranked-choice voting
The actress has made an ad reminding Mainers that the issue is back on the ballot Tuesday and urging them to vote to keep it.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime
Ogunquit man charged with raping acquaintance in Arundel
Gezler S. Heron, 22, was arrested Wednesday and is being held on $50,000 cash bail.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, News
CMP offers $22 million for conservation to make up for power line impact
The company negotiates a deal with Western Mountains & Rivers Corp. as part of its plan to bring power from Canada to Massachusetts via a 145-mile transmission line through western Maine.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime, News
Bar Harbor murder suspect to appear in court today
Jalique Keene, 21, is accused of killing 19-year-old Mikaela Conley, whose body was found Saturday in a wooded area near a busy intersection in the Mount Desert Island town.
Posted inLocal & State
Mother and daughter killed as dual crashes halt traffic along Route 302
The fatalities result from a 2-vehicle head-on in Casco, and a logging truck is involved in a separate crash in Windham.
Posted inLife & Culture, Local & State, News, Schools and Education
Pamela Wood, founder of Salt Institute for Documentary Studies, dies at 88
Her family and colleagues hail the institute’s longtime leader as a visionary teacher with a passion for storytelling.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime, News
Man charged with murder in death of Bar Harbor teenager
Jalique Keene, 21, of Bar Harbor is accused of killing Mikaela Conley, 19, whose body was found during a search Saturday.
Posted inLocal & State, Politics
LePage administration must follow voter-approved law, put Medicaid expansion in motion, court rules
The judge rejects the state’s claim that it can’t proceed without funding and orders it to file paperwork allowing up to 70,000 low-income Mainers to start applying for health coverage July 2.