Several transportation hubs reported smooth sailing Wednesday for people heading in or out of town for the holiday.
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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Donor breast milk available to new parents at Biddeford hospital
Southern Maine Health Care making donor milk available to parents who would like to feed their newborns exclusively breast milk.
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Fire on Squirrel Island destroys barn
Black smoke from the fire could be seen from nearby Boothbay Harbor.
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Pilot walks away from plane crash in Limington
Bradley Marston, 62, of Windham, was walking around after the crash and told a state trooper who responded to the scene that his engine had failed after takeoff.
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Woman rescued after driving stolen vehicle off Portland’s East End boat launch
A good Samaritan on a nearby lobster boat donned diving gear to help rescue the driver after the car ended up in Casco Bay.
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Teen victim of Lewiston mass shooting released from Boston hospital
Gavin Robitaille, a 16-year-old Edward Little High School sophomore, has been discharged from Mass General for Children.
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Suspicious package forces Windham businesses, residents to shelter in place
After about an hour, explosive experts from the Maine State Police and Portland Police Department determined that the package found near 656 Roosevelt Trail was not a threat.
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Service worker at Falmouth restaurant diagnosed with hepatitis
Anyone who ate at the Dockside Grill between Oct. 23-25 or Nov. 6-8 may have been exposed.
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Victim identified in Monday house fire on Long Island
Thomas Johnson, who owned the two-story house on Long Island, died in the fire, according to fire officials.
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One person missing after Long Island fire destroys home
The fire and a plume of black smoke could be seen from the mainland Monday afternoon.