Marisa Standly, 27, of Springvale died in the crash Sunday afternoon on Emery Mills Road in Shapleigh.
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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Former Portland police chief may run for governor in Michigan
Republicans hope that Detroit Police Chief James Craig, who was police chief in Maine’s largest city for two years, will challenge Gov. Gretchen Whitmer in 2022.
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Catalytic converters stolen from a variety of vehicles in Portland, police say
Authorities in Sanford issued a similar warning this week about such thefts, which are an increasing trend regionally and nationally.
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Firefighters respond to fire at University of Maine library
The fire at the Raymond H. Fogler Library was reported shortly after 9 p.m.
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Augusta woman wins big on ‘Jeopardy!’
Jamie Carter Logan won more than $32,000 on the popular TV quiz show Wednesday evening.
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Nurses at Maine Medical Center vote to form their first labor union
The 1,001-750 vote means about 2,000 nurses who work at Maine’s largest hospital and other locations in the area will be represented in labor negotiations by the Maine State Nurses Association and National Nurses United.
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Maine’s supreme court rejects Noah Gaston’s appeal of his murder conviction
The justices also dismissed the former Windham man’s contention that court restrictions brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic unfairly affected his sentencing hearing.
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Brush fires keep firefighters and forest rangers busy
Wildfires broke out in several locations across the state Tuesday, including near a neighborhood in Old Orchard Beach.
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Foundation’s grants will benefit low-income, vulnerable Mainers
The John T. Gorman Foundation will distribute $1 million to 71 agencies across the state that serve low-income families and individuals.
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Bill to remove veil of secrecy from Maine police surveillance tools advances
The measure sponsored by Rep. Charlotte Warren would repeal the law that effectively prohibits state police from answering any questions about troopers’ use of surveillance tools such as facial recognition technology.