The man, who has not been identified, and another city employee were using the bucket truck to hang Christmas wreaths outside Springvale District Court on Main Street.
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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New group of asylum seekers due to arrive in Portland on Friday
City officials confirm that 31 asylum seekers from Africa are expected Friday and Saturday, and Portland is preparing for the possibility that it could get more than the 70 people it initially expected.
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Cianbro wins $157 million Navy contract for Kittery shipyard project
The Pittsfield company will be paid $157 million for dry dock improvements at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard.
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Man accused of using gun to threaten girlfriend and her mother in Scarborough
Gabriel Dibacco, 19, of Gorham faces multiple charges.
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Man wanted on national arson warrants arrested in Lyman
Maine State Police say the 25-year-old transient is wanted on two nationwide extradition warrants revoking his probation on Class A arson offenses.
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Casco Bay High cancels Wednesday classes because of online threat
Police say they were alerted by faculty that threats had been directed at a ‘specific group of students’ over a social media platform.
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Multiple departments fight house fire in North Saco
The fire broke out in a home on Charles Road around 7:30 p.m. Tuesday.
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Details emerge about how Coast Guard tracked down sailboat from Maine
Coast Guard officials plan to interview the Dove’s three crew members when the 40-foot yacht next makes port on its trip south.
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Scammers targeting offices of psychologists and social workers
A caller posing as an officer from the Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office asks staff to buy a gift card to avoid being arrested for missing jury duty.
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Aerial search for missing sailboat from Maine turns up nothing new
The Coast Guard conducted a massive search along the New England coast on Sunday but says it couldn’t find the three people aboard the 40-foot Dove, which put out a distress call early Saturday off Mount Desert Island.