Gerard Belanger was dragging a log from a woodlot near his home when he lost control of the ATV he was driving, police say.
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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Mother dies in I-95 crash; young children rescued after night in car
A truck driver spots the Bangor woman’s car lodged between trees in the median, and rescuers pull her 2 children from the wreck.
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One person dead in crash in Alfred
A motorcycle and a car collided Monday afternoon on Route 202.
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Fire damages fire station in Portland’s North Deering neighborhood
Crews were at a dryer fire down the street when a kitchen fire broke out in the Allen Avenue station.
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Lewiston toddler run over by mom’s SUV was attending sister’s birthday party
Taneisha Thomas, 27, who drove the vehicle that struck and killed her 17-month-old daughter, Tiannah Sevey, has one OUI conviction and is also facing another recent charge, according to state records.
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Standish man sentenced to more than 5 years on drug charges
Kyle Braga was arrested last year after heroin, cocaine and crack cocaine were found in his car.
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North Yarmouth man killed in crash on I-295 was building a better life
Joshua Martin, 36, who was recovering from addiction and nurturing three children, died when his car was hit from behind on the interstate in Falmouth on Tuesday evening.
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Woman killed when van slams into back of tractor-trailer in Auburn
The accident happened late Tuesday night on Washington Street, Maine State Police say.
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Rear-end collision on foggy I-295 kills man, strands hundreds for hours
After that crash, state police shut down both northbound lanes and one southbound lane.
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Saco attorney who went to prison now suspended for professional misconduct
A Maine Supreme Judicial Court justice rules that Gary M. Prolman, who won back his right to practice law last year, ‘engaged in sexual acts’ with a vulnerable client.