The ads, which claim the drug is safer than alcohol, draw sharp criticism from anti-drug groups.
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 DA: No charges to be filed over lobster processing method
The Knox County district attorney says the state’s animal cruelty law applies only to sentient creatures, not to crustaceans.
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Fugitive from justice apprehended in South Portland
The New York man is arrested after police surround an apartment building in the city’s Redbank neighborhood.
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Forum on military-base redevelopment comes to Portland
The three-day event is an opportunity to showcase the success that has started to transform the former Brunswick Naval Air Station.
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Brunswick to celebrate new police station
An open house to be held at the new, $5.5 million facility on Wednesday will feature tours and ribbon-cutting ceremony.
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Penobscot County man is killed when car falls on him
It’s not clear if the man was working underneath the vehicle at the time of the mishap.
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Maine horse euthanized due to EEE
The Oxford County horse was vaccinated but had not been given a booster dose, the state vet says.
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Maine will open 21 lighthouses to public Saturday
The Coast Guard has partnered with the Maine Office of Tourism and the American Lighthouse Foundation to sponsor the event.
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Bath Iron Works finalist to build new Coast Guard cutters
The new generation of ships will feature increased range and endurance, more powerful weapons, better surveillance and a larger flight deck.
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Portland protesters oppose U.S. strike in Syria
About 50 protesters urge Congress to reject the president’s proposed military attack.