The man is hospitalized but police say a gas station employee may have prevented a more serious incident by responding quickly.
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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Judge rules against Brunswick residents in dispute over town’s sale of waterfront parcel
More than 1,100 residents signed a petition asking the town to hold a referendum on what to do with the 4 acres on Maquoit Bay.
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Rescheduled Parade of Lights set for Saturday in Portland Harbor
The annual benefit for Toys for Tots was postponed last weekend because of bad weather.
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Sailboat’s mast snaps, strikes woman on head
She is taken to Maine Medical Center with a head injury described as severe.
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Super yacht drops anchor in Rockland on trip up Maine coast
The 370-foot Le Grand Bleu was in Portland earlier this week.
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Door of Cape Air plane pops open during flight out of Rockland
None of the 10 people aboard the flight to Boston were injured, and the pilot made an emergency landing at Logan International Airport.
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Nonfatal overdose leads to drug bust in Lewiston-Auburn
Three Massachusetts residents are arrested following an investigation by the Maine Drug Enforcement Agency.
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Workers’ comp insurer to put up $1.5 million for endowed chair at USM
The donation will help fund the MEMIC John T. Leonard Endowed Chair in Risk Management and Insurance.
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Police identify victim of fatal collision in Etna
Debra Calderwood, 73, of Etna died in the collision Friday on Route 2, says Penobscot County Sheriff Troy Morton.
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Pedestrian gets dragged after clash with motorist in Old Port
The incident began when the driver honked at a man who was in a crosswalk, Portland police say.