A person walking on Cliff House Beach made the discovery Tuesday night and notified authorities, the police chief says.
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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Portland Water District invites public comments on use of wall for graffiti
Use of the wall on the East End treatment facility became an issue after a critical portrayal there of Gov. Paul LePage.
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Nonprofit buys former Great Northern Paper holdings in Millinocket
In purchasing the 1,400-acre mill site for $1, the group takes on debt from the properties as it looks for redevelopment opportunities.
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Train-truck collision in Old Orchard Beach under investigation
Carson Filiault of Old Orchard Beach told police that his 2005 Nissan pickup truck revved when he shifted into reverse and ended up in the path of the Downeaster.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime
Portland mother charged with selling heroin
Her children are taken into state custody after the raid on a Grant Street apartment.
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Police won’t reopen 1993 investigation into woman’s death in Cape Elizabeth
Police who investigated a murder-suicide in Hebron last month conclude that the death of the shooter’s first wife 23 years ago at Two Lights State Park was an accident.
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Old Orchard Beach man escapes from pickup seconds before train hits
Police say the vehicle got stuck on the tracks at a crossing and was hit by a southbound Downeaster. Train service was delayed for hours.
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Portland police believe man jumped to death from his apartment window
The identity of the 38-year-old man who lived at Burnham Arms Apartments was not being released pending notification of next of kin.
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York sets aside $25,000 to fight Maine Turnpike Authority on toll plaza
The town and a citizens group oppose the authority’s plan to build a $40 million toll plaza 1½ miles north of the existing one.
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Hedgehogs, hunting wear and a host of peculiar bills in the Maine Legislature
Those are just some of the more unusual legislative requests that will be considered this year.