The governor says Attorney General Janet Mills should not have sole discretion over how the state spends $21.5 million in settlement money from a court case involving Standard & Poor’s.
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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Maine lobster fishermen hauled record catch in 2014
Fishermen also benefited from higher prices over 2013.
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Posted inLocal & State, News
Residents escape safely as fire destroys home in Bowdoinham
The fire chief says faulty wiring caused the fire at 508 Browns Point Road.
Posted inLifestyle, News
WCSH6 weatherman Kevin Mannix decides it’s time to head into the sunset
After 25 years, Friday will be his last day at the station as a full-time forecaster, as he moves on to complete work on a book.
Posted inLocal & State, News
Forecasters predict near-record lows as Maine goes into deep freeze
Subzero temperatures, combined with gusts, will make wind chills dangerously cold across the state.
Posted inLocal & State, News
Alleged road-rage incident ends with SUV in Crooked River off Route 302
Police say the three people in the SUV were treated for hypothermia after getting out and swimming to safety.
Posted inCops & Courts, Local & State, News
Seeking help, Brunswick police release photo of bank robber
The man robbed a Bank of Maine branch Wednesday afternoon and apparently fled in a Saab.
Posted inNation & World, News, Politics
Maine’s members in Congress scrutinize Obama’s request for military action
All say the U.S. has to consider force against the Islamic State, but at least two question details of the proposal.
Posted inLocal & State, News
Man stabbed in Sanford outside convenience store
Four men and a woman were fighting over ‘drug money,’ police say.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime, News
Portland man arrested after seven-hour standoff in Bangor
The suspect exchanged gunfire with officers, but no one was injured, police say.