They say the body discovered Saturday during a search was that of a missing local resident, Mikaela Conley, 19.
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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Saco woman killed in Portland ATV accident identified
The crash happened Saturday night in North Deering, according to police.
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Death of dolphin on Maine beach attributed to parasites
The Atlantic white-sided dolphin was seen thrashing off Fort Foster on May 25 and died shortly afterward.
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Brunswick police ask for help finding man who walked away from home
Police say Daniel Gagnon, 26, was last seen on foot Wednesday afternoon wearing a white T-shirt and black shorts.
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Thefts of bells from ocean buoys are putting lives at risk, Coast Guard says
Authorities ask the public for help in identifying whoever has removed brass gongs and bells from 6 navigation buoys off the Maine coast.
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Portland artist Zoo Cain loses roughly 100 of his works in Valley Street fire
He is grateful that everyone got out of the building safely and is taking his loss in stride, saying ‘When you are 66 years old, you can’t get too attached to anything.’
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Mother charged after Waterboro crash injures child who was not in a car seat
Jacquelyn Griffin, 30, of Plainsville, Massachusetts, faces an aggravated driving to endanger charge following the one-car crash Wednesday.
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Second driver charged in alleged drag-racing crash in Buxton
Thomas Dewitt, 56, of Buxton, who was hospitalized after the crash last week, is charged Wednesday with driving to endanger, Buxton police say.
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Portland firefighters battle 2 major blazes on a hot afternoon
A man who works near the building on Valley Street said the entire third floor was engulfed in flames.
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Unity College holding ‘Zombie Survival Camp’ this summer
The weeklong camp will teach a variety of skills, from orienteering to bowhunting.