William George, 46, who had been convicted of manslaughter, died Wednesday morning.
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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‘I feel like I was part of something,’ says proud World War II veteran
June Beck, who turned 100 in September, served her country as part of the WAVES. She’s one of about 1,300 World War II veterans living in Maine.
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News Center Maine anchor Cindy Williams is calling it a career
Williams, whose career in television began 32 years ago, announced Wednesday that she will retire in December.
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Natural Resources Council of Maine seeks intervenor status in Avangrid lawsuit against state
Six Yes on 1 supporters also are part of the effort that NRCM says is ‘aimed directly at protecting the will of Maine voters.’
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New England blood donations at 10-year low
Calling it an ‘ongoing emergency,’ the Red Cross says donors are urgently needed before the holidays.
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Maine voters weigh in on big issues: Electricity, roads, food
In Portland, residents also will vote on a referendum that would limit the size of future homeless shelters.
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Brunswick police investigating death of Bowdoin College student
The college community is grieving the passing of senior Theo Danzig, 21, who died in his off-campus residence Saturday.
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Heavy rainfall, powerful wind gusts clobber Maine coastal communities
The Halloween weekend storm dropped more than 6 inches of rain in some places, flooded roads and produced gusts up to 57 mph as thousands of customers lost electricity.
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Poll suggests nearly half of likely Maine voters will vote to stop CMP corridor
Digital Research found that slightly more than a third of respondents will vote to support the project, and 15% either weren’t sure or would not say.
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Nor’easter knocks out power to thousands, kicks up spectacular surf along Maine coast: See photos
Central Maine Power said most customers had their electricity restored by Wednesday night.