Portland police officers administered the overdose-reversing drug naloxone after the woman showed symptoms Wednesday afternoon.
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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Standish man breaks into burly jail officer’s home – a move he likely regrets
Sean Wilson, a York County Corrections officer, was at home with his 2 children in Limington when Anthony Jones allegedly broke through the door.
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Maine AG investigating shooting of man and woman by Marine Patrol officer
The Machiasport shooting occurred when the officer was serving an arrest warrant, according to the Maine Attorney General’s Office.
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City proposes new $10 million shelter in Portland with 200 beds
Officials say the design addresses numerous deficiencies at the existing Oxford Street facility, which began its expanded, 24-7 service hours Monday.
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Another snowstorm headed for Maine
It will drop 6 inches or more on interior areas Tuesday, followed by bitter cold on Thursday, according to the National Weather Service.
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‘The flames were roaring’: Naples man recounts saving Windham woman in crash
Joseph Carruthers doesn’t feel like a hero and says he didn’t have time to think when pulling Alicia Szostak-White from her burning SUV.
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Religious leaders arrested at Sen. Collins’ Portland office after sit-in to protest her vote on tax bill
Members of the group, which included several ministers, a rabbi and a Quaker minister, kneeled and prayed before police handcuffed them.
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Suspect charged with stabbing man who was getting a haircut in Lewiston
Michael Barrucci of Otisfield is charged with the attack on Rashad Robinson of South Paris, who underwent emergency surgery Wednesday night.
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Two Naples men who rescued driver from burning SUV identified
The men pulled Alicia Szostak-White of Windham from her vehicle after it crashed and caught fire on Harrison Road.
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Trump hoping LePage will challenge King for Maine Senate seat in 2018
The president reportedly has told White House aides that he would endorse Maine’s governor if he makes a run against Angus King in 2018.