Central Maine Power Co. says Nicholas Gagne stole power valued at more than $3,000 and created a fire hazard while risking electrocution.
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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Homeless count identifies at least 10 people living outdoors in Portland
More than 30 volunteers split up into teams and found several encampments Tuesday night.
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Woman, former town councilor found dead in Old Orchard Beach home
Police are investigating the deaths of Dana Furtado, 44, and Amber Morrow, 21, but say nothing indicates the deaths were suspicious.
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Police identify couple found dead in Standish home
Maine State Police are investigating the deaths of Donald and Sandra Lee Cragin on Shaws Mill Road.
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Nor’easter disrupts Maine with a ‘messy, mixed bag’ of winter weather
Snow, sleet, freezing rain and wind combine to make roads treacherous, shut down schools and offices and knock out power to thousands.
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Sloppy storm tonight could make for a treacherous Tuesday
Portland may get 2-3 inches of snow before sleet and freezing rain arrive, the National Weather Service says.
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Westbrook man killed when car goes into Stroudwater River
Westbrook Police Chief Janine Roberts says the vehicle was on Spring Street when it crossed the centerline, hit a guardrail and went airborne, killing Fouad Abdullah, a former member of the Iraqi national table tennis team and a Maine champion.
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Waldoboro man killed in shootout with police
An officer was also injured after responding to a report of a domestic disturbance at a home.
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Sheriff’s office investigates swastikas on barn in Standish
A local woman noticed the symbols on the side of an abandoned barn on Route 114
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LePage stands by remarks criticizing Congressman John Lewis
‘There are no apologies,’ LePage said, adding that the NAACP should be the one to ‘apologize to northern white people who fought and gave their lives to free them.’