Two people aboard the Cessna 150 survived, News Center Maine (WCSH/WLBZ-TV) reports.
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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Here’s how to get your absentee ballot
The ballots will be mailed to voters’ homes and should arrive by early October.
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Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Survey finds widespread dissatisfaction with internet service in Maine
More than half the respondents said their internet has been inadequate during the pandemic; reasons include slow connectivity, unreliability and cost.
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Lifeguards rescue 2 swimmers off Old Orchard Beach
The National Weather Service issued a high surf advisory that was to be in effect through 8 p.m. Monday.
Posted inElections, Maine, Politics
Maine’s congressional delegation upset with Postal Service changes before election
Rep. Chellie Pingree accuses Postmaster General Louis DeJoy of attempting to “sabotage the U.S. Postal Service” and Sen. Angus King says the president is interfering with Americans’ right to vote safely.
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Old Orchard Beach fire injures two firefighters
The fire broke out Thursday afternoon in a mobile home on Ryefield Drive.
Posted inAnimals, Maine, News
Great white shark sighting confirmed after several people see fins off Wells Beach
The Maine Marine Patrol said the shark was seen swimming just outside the jetties at the mouth of Wells Harbor around noon Thursday.
Posted inMaine Crime, News
Maine State Police defuse potentially violent situation in Patten
Fred Whitney of Patten threatened to kill a town firefighter and to shoot any law enforcement officer who came near him on Tuesday.
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Standish man arrested following car chase and manhunt
Shaw Adams, 42, of Standish is facing multiple charges after leading police on a chase along the Maine Turnpike
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Two people killed in Aroostook County crash
A 35-year-old woman and a 62-year-old woman died, and a third person was hospitalized when their SUV crashed in Island Falls after leaving I-95 Monday afternoon.