The boaters, all wearing life jackets, were in the ocean for 30 minutes before being picked up by the Coast Guard and local first responders.
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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Three-car crash on Route 302 in Windham injures 3 people
No one has been charged and the cause remains under investigation, police say.
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One of world’s largest yachts anchors in Portland Harbor
Le Grand Bleu, owned by a Russian-American oil tycoon, arrived last week, according to the harbor master.
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Discovery of abandoned sailboat off Cape Elizabeth spurs search for owner
The sailboat was found on Richmond Island Thursday, but its 80-year-old Massachusetts owner is missing.
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Two tall ships arrive in Portland Harbor for free weekend tours
The SSV Oliver Hazard Perry and the U.S. Coast Guard barque Eagle are in Portland Harbor.
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Teen hospitalized after falling into firepit in Shapleigh
A LifeFlight helicopter landed at the Shapleigh Elementary School soccer field and transported the boy to Maine Med.
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Bicyclist in fair condition after hit-and-run in Brunswick
Kristin Phillips of Brunswick faces several charges after allegedly leaving the scene of the accident that injured Jonathan Menard, 23.
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House fire in Baldwin apparently caused by lightning strike
Seven people are displaced after the fire damages the single-family home late Wednesday.
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The Cat is set to resume passenger service this afternoon
The ferry connecting Portland and Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, missed 3 trips Monday and Tuesday while an engine was repaired.
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Pickup truck knocks down 100-year-old woman on Georgetown wharf
Peggy Zorach, the town’s oldest resident, ‘bounced right up’ after the truck hit her walker during a lunch outing on the Five Islands Wharf.