The owner of Worth the Wait Farm in Denmark wants to find the person who stole and killed her beloved goat, Ron.
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.
Hebron man’s good fortune makes him a millionaire
Mark Ramsdell purchased the $1 million lottery ticket from a variety store in Oxford.
‘Sleep out’ protest on steps of City Hall highlights Portland’s housing crunch
Activists organized Wednesday night’s demonstration to call for more access to safe and affordable housing, at a time when the city is operating 3 overnight shelters and housing as many as 200 people in hotels.
Silver alert issued for missing Newburgh woman
Cindy Dunton, 58, was last seen Tuesday morning. She suffers from dementia.
Portland reopens East End Beach after tests show water safe for swimmers
The city closed the beach Sunday after a malfunction at the East End Wastewater Treatment Plant caused wastewater to be discharged into Casco Bay.
Cumberland boy discovers unusual blue frog living in his backyard
The amphibian resides in a small pond the youngster’s father made to attract wildlife.
Video: Car bursts into flames in Portland’s Longfellow Square
Some people thought they heard an explosion but it was actually tires on the car popping, a witness says.
Portland’s East End beach closed over contamination fears
A power outage at the Portland Wastewater Treatment Plant and a backup generator that failed at the same time convinced city officials they should close the beach out of an abundance of caution.
Attorney general’s civil rights complaint says man threatened to lynch Black woman
Attorney General Aaron Frey filed the complaint against 23-year-old Tyler Tripp of Paris after an incident last month in Norway.
One of Maine’s best known lighthouses is now part of Acadia National Park
The National Park Service announced this week that the U.S. Coast Guard has transferred ownership of Bass Harbor Head Light to the park.