Maine State Police pulled over their van for speeding on Thursday morning on I-295 in Gardiner.
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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F. Lee Bailey, renowned criminal defense attorney who lived in Yarmouth, dies at 87
Bailey took on some of the highest-profile criminal cases in the nation, including the defense of O.J. Simpson, Patty Hearst and Albert DeSalvo, the so-called Boston Strangler.
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Man calls 911 while being swept down Androscoggin River and gets rescued
Conner O’Reilly of Topsham was rescued by the Lisbon Fire Department on Tuesday evening.
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Turnpike traffic bounced back to near-record levels on Memorial Day weekend
The turnpike authority said toll transactions for the 2021 holiday weekend were up by more than 66% from a year ago.
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Veteran in Berwick marches in his 50th Memorial Day parade
Anthony Cincotta, who served in the Korean and Vietnam wars, joins his son and grandson, also veterans, to honor the men and women who died in the service of their country.
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Peaks Island blaze destroys 2 buildings, a boat and a van
No one was injured in the fire Thursday afternoon on Highland Avenue, and its cause is under investigation.
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Woman reported missing by her parents, Falmouth police say
Christine Kelly Hammontree was last seen in New York City, police said Wednesday.
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Artists and activists gather in Portland to mark anniversary of George Floyd’s death
The event was held on Congress Street to memorialize Floyd, the Black man whose murder by a white Minneapolis police officer touched off a year of racial reckoning.
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Strong winds put boaters in danger on Sebago Lake
A pontoon boat made it safely to shore after the lake churned up 3-foot waves during a rainstorm Sunday afternoon.
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Motorcyclist injured in collision on Route 1 in Nobleboro
Police say Ernest Oliver, 62, of Nobleboro was not wearing a helmet and was transported to an area hospital for treatment of serious injuries.