They were conducted this weekend just after organizers canceled the Nao Santa Maria’s visit to Bangor.
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 coast braces for up to 4 inches of rain from Tropical Storm Elsa on Friday
The National Weather Service has issued a flash flood watch as Tropical Storm Elsa heads up the East Coast.
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Activists call on Sen. Collins to support voting rights act
About 40 people gathered on the Portland City Hall plaza Wednesday night to voice support the For The People Act, which Collins voted against earlier this year.
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Old Orchard Beach police arrest man accused of domestic violence assault
They say Christopher Thornton, 30, choked and beat a woman he was living with over the July Fourth weekend.
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‘Totally unacceptable’: Portland police chief, residents angry after unruly crowd targets officers with fireworks
Police said a crowd of about 300 people gathered near Kennedy Park, and someone was seen firing a gun nearby later that night.
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Old Orchard Beach woman charged with striking husband with motor vehicle
Tamara Kiernan has been charged with domestic violence aggravated assault following the incident Wednesday morning.
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A Picasso found in closet of Maine home fetches more than $150,000 at auction
The 16-by-16-inch painting titled ‘Le Tricorne’ is a maquette, or study, for a larger work with the same title that is on exhibit at the New York Historical Society.
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Bipartisan agreement reached on proposed state budget
The $8.5 billion package, which was approved unanimously by the Legislature’s Appropriations and Financial Affairs Committee on Sunday, is headed to the full Legislature for a vote on Wednesday.
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Woman found dead from assault in Standish home
Maine State Police are investigating the assault that resulted in the death of Amanda Brown, 30, of Standish.
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Bill to establish an eviction mediation program in Maine moves ahead
The House gave initial approval to L.D. 1508 Tuesday, and the House and Senate were expected to pass the amended bill this week.