Joseph Slaver, 24, who apparently walked into the side of the cruiser late Friday, died at a Lewiston hospital.
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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Bangor couple who let drug dealers use their home sentenced to prison
The prosecution says Daniel and Laura Lyons were given heroin in exchange for letting dealers store and sell heroin at their home.
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Maine Military Authority lays off 35 workers, aiming to bring them back
The authority faced cost overruns with a contract to refurbish commuter buses, but hopes to renegotiate the terms and rehire the laid-off employees.
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Former U.S. Rep. Barney Frank predicts decisive victory for Clinton
The former Massachusetts congressman also believes a Clinton victory will put the Republican Party on a more ‘mainstream’ path.
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Downeaster’s $13 million layover facility in Brunswick ready to roll
The long-awaited and much-debated shed will allow the rail authority to service trains overnight and add a third daily run between Brunswick and Boston.
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State auditor says DHHS ‘improperly managed’ over $13 million in federal funds
The auditor says Health and Human Services temporarily transferred $13.4 million earmarked for children or their families to fund a program for the elderly and adults with disabilities.
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Sen. Susan Collins weighs in on presidential race at Harvard forum
Maine’s Republican senator confirms that she won’t vote for Donald Trump or Hillary Clinton, and says she expects the Republican Party to swing back toward the political center.
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Yarmouth parents voice concerns about planned cellular antennas near schools
But the Town Council says Thursday that it has no authority to overrule Planning Board approval of an antenna array on a water tower near the high school and an elementary school.
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Transplanted Mainers brace for Category 4 hurricane in Florida, South Carolina
Several now live in areas expected to be hard hit by Matthew, and Red Cross volunteers from Maine have traveled south to help victims.
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DEA will cut amount of opioids produced in U.S. by at least 25 percent
The decision comes amid a national addiction epidemic and follows lobbying by Maine’s Sen. Angus King and his colleagues.