Stephen M. Schwartz will meet with Somali and Somali Bantu residents in a community forum Thursday.
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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LePage to hold town hall meeting at USM on April 18
The governor is returning to a venue where he had spirited exchanges with audience members over the state’s opioid crisis and his support of proposals to block Muslims from entering the country.
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Cumberland County Jail inmate suffers drug overdose
Danyielle Banks, 43, of Biddeford was administered Narcan after displaying ‘seizure-like symptoms,’ a jail official says.
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Maine Flower Show organizers ‘ecstatic’ over turnout
More than 16,000 people attend the event at Thompson’s Point in spite of Saturday’s snowstorm.
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Volkswagen to pay Maine $5 million in settlement of emissions cheating lawsuit
The automaker will pay $157 million to 10 states after being sued for installing software in vehicles that disguised illegal pollution.
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Lincoln Academy suspends administrator after arrest on drunken-driving charge
Associate Head of School Andrew Mullin, who will miss 12 days of work and be referred to a counselor, issues a public apology.
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No joke: Weather service issues forecast for potentially heavy snowfall
The storm would begin Friday and last into Saturday – April 1.
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Two midcoast businessmen plan to sue state over cap on opioid painkiller doses
A new DHHS rule is aimed at reducing addiction, but the long-term users with chronic pain say they need strong medication to function and do their jobs.
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High school students give Rosie the Riveter new look and new message
The iconic World War II-era figure now wears a hijab and says ‘We Belong Here’ on a T-shirt designed by high school students.
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On first day with lower speed limit, Interstate 295 traffic slows
Police on a speed enforcement detail in Freeport issue just one speeding ticket, but messy weather may have played a part in enforcing the 65 mph limit.