Police say a man pointed a gun at a clerk in the Irving Circle K on Route 1 before fleeing with cash early Sunday.
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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Friends of Biddeford shooting victim say he looked forward to becoming a father
Douglas Michaud Jr. loved to ride motorcycles, and his friends will stage a fundraiser Sept. 26 to recognize his passion and raise funds to support his girlfriend and their child.
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Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime, News
Judges reverse lower court, allow blood alcohol test in fatal Acadia crash
A warrantless blood draw is ruled admissible in the 2019 crash that killed three people in Acadia National Park.
Posted inLocal & State, News
Maine woman and 2 daughters killed in highway crash in Virginia
Lacquora Smith, 28, of Alfred and her daughters, age 4 and 6, died at the scene; 2 other children and the driver of another vehicle were injured in the crash on Thursday.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Local & State, News
Man killed in Lewiston fire identified; dozens left homeless
The State Fire Marshal’s Office says Felicien K. Betu, 70, died from injuries he suffered after jumping out a window on the top floor of the four-story apartment house.
Posted inHealth, Local & State, Nation & World, News
Members of Maine’s congressional delegation react to president’s sweeping vaccination mandate
Though their views are mixed, they agree on one thing: Americans should get vaccinated against COVID-19.
Posted inLocal & State, News
Maine towns set to get $3 million in federal aid to support fire departments
Kennebunk alone will get about $2.6 million to hire 8 new firefighters.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Local & State, News
Popular Rock Row concert venue in Westbrook done for 2021 season, at least
Developers of the Rock Row development notified residents this week that there will be no more shows this year at the Maine Savings Pavilion, and possibly beyond.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, News
Maine Turnpike Authority predicts holiday weekend traffic will approach pre-pandemic levels
Labor Day weekend 2021 also will mark the end of a holiday tradition, with the new toll plaza in York set to open this month.
Posted inLocal & State, News, Obituaries
Curt Hazlett, former managing editor of the Portland Press Herald, dies at 68
Hazlett died Tuesday of complications of multiple myeloma, a blood cancer, his family said.