The University of Maine will get $1 million to establish a new green energy and materials manufacturing center.
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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Plane crashes in Litchfield with 2 aboard
Emergency responders at the scene said body parts were found in the wreckage of the twin-engine Beechcraft BE99 that went down near Buker Road.
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Local fishermen rescue two people from burning yacht
Two lobster boats responded to an urgent call of mariners in distress Saturday off Georgetown.
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Maine man falls short in effort to prove he is Shania Twain’s biggest fan
Derek Haley of Cape Elizabeth competed on the CBS TV reality show ‘Superfan’ Wednesday evening.
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State-run ferry runs aground off coast of Vinalhaven
The Rockland-bound ferry was carrying 65 passengers and 5 crew when it ran aground Wednesday morning on a ledge.
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Camden native who works in Lahaina seeks help for Maui wildfire victims
Jonathan Conrad and his family are collecting donations and urging Mainers to help victims of last week’s wildfires, which killed over 100 people.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime, News
Portland man arrested for allegedly stabbing ambulance worker
Justin Hill, 37, is charged with aggravated assault in the alleged stabbing at a convenience store in Bangor.
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Two vehicles collide in Jonesboro, killing a passenger
Diana O’Neil, 68, of Machias, died in the crash Tuesday afternoon.
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Body of missing kayaker recovered off Campobello Island
The kayaker has been identified as Martin Spahn of Augusta, who was reported missing Sunday.
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Amtrak Downeaster ridership rebounds from pandemic slowdown
The 2023 total surpassed 500,000 passengers for the first time since 2019, indicating that the Boston-to-Brunswick service has mostly recovered from pandemic-related disruptions.