To reduce the spread of coronavirus, Gov. Janet Mills signs an order delaying a statewide ban on single-use plastic bags until 2021.
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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Megabucks ticket worth nearly $5 million purchased in Brunswick
The Maine Lottery Commission said the ticket worth $4.8 million was bought at the Hannaford supermarket.
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Suspect in bank robbery arrested in South Portland
Tyler Tolis of Massachusetts was arrested by members of the Maine Violent Offender Task Force.
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Portland mayor calls on landlords to suspend evictions during crisis
Kate Snyder asks for flexibility that will help tenants remain in their homes for at least 90 days.
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State calls for an end to snowmobile season in Maine
The Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife has asked snowmobilers to not come to Maine, while the Maine Snowmobile Association says local clubs should stop grooming trails.
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Maine delegation pushes USDA chief to increase access to school lunch programs
‘With schools closed, COVID-19 is already placing a tremendous burden on families, school districts and hunger relief organizations,’ the lawmakers tell Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue.
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Maine extends expiring car registrations because of coronavirus
The Secretary of State’s Office says all motor vehicle and trailer registrations that expire during the current state of emergency will be extended indefinitely.
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Maine State Police investigate fatal shooting in Blue Hill
A man was shot and killed in a home on Ellsworth Road in the Hancock County town, a state police spokesman says.
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Millinocket shooting victim has died
Cameron Pelkey, 23, died Wednesday night while being treated at Eastern Maine Medical Center in Bangor.
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UMaine student charged with starting fire in dormitory
The off-campus student was charged with criminal mischief and reckless conduct.