The former vice president appeared at Merrill Auditorium with former Sen. George Mitchell.
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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Motorist injures woman in wheelchair on Forest Avenue in Portland
The incident occurred as she was trying to cross Forest Avenue near Walton Street, a fire official says.
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Coast Guard rescues 4 boaters whose skiff capsized off Eastport
The mishap occurred Tuesday afternoon in Deep Cove, and a fifth boater swam to shore.
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Downeast Correctional workers are told governor ‘will be watching closely’
The director of the Machiasport prison sent the memo to his staff in case they testified before a legislative committee considering a bill to keep the prison open that is opposed by Gov. Paul LePage.
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Steve Riley, former managing editor of Press Herald, dies at 90
The award-winning and respected Maine newspaper editor had a career that spanned four decades.
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Man arrested after gun threat at Portland hardware store
Police say Kevin Gray, 22, of Portland threatened another person inside the Paris Farmers Union on Warren Avenue.
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Out of thousands vying for precious elver licenses, lottery picks 11 lucky Mainers
More than 8,000 entries were submitted by more than 3,100 people hoping to get a piece of the state’s lucrative fishery.
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Backers of failed York County casino suing ethics commission over $500,000 fine
The lawsuit filed in Kennebec County Superior Court seeks to reverse the commission’s decision to levy a record fine for improperly filed campaign finance reports.
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Freezing rain causes accidents, knocks out power to thousands
Ice-coated tree branches fall on power lines and ice-coated roads make for treacherous travel.
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New Jersey man accused of bilking 90-year-old Falmouth woman awaits extradition
Rheimy Diaz-Tolentio is accused of defrauding the woman out of nearly $5,000 after falsely informing her by phone that her grandson had been arrested for drunken driving.