The body of Rhonda Pattelena was found Friday afternoon on Short Sands Beach, and her domestic partner has been charged with murder.
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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Portland stabbing victim in stable condition at hospital
Police say the stabbing in North Deering took place Saturday during an altercation involving a group of teenagers.
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Art in Bloom returning soon to Portland Museum of Art
The ‘beloved annual event’ is coming back to give art enthusiasts a breath of fresh air after a long winter made even more challenging by the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Maine’s top law enforcement official defends Trooper of the Year selection
Public Safety Commissioner Michael Sauschuck says a review found that the award, to an officer accused of racial profiling, was not meant to send a signal to the Black Lives Matter movement. A lawmaker who sought the review isn’t satisfied.
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Milestone Recovery to temporarily close its detoxification program
Citing a staffing shortage, the Portland-based nonprofit says it will be forced to shut down the service on Saturday.
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Judge’s ruling adds another hurdle to CMP transmission corridor project
The state Bureau of Public Lands should not have leased about a mile of state-owned land to the utility for the project without determining if the lease would substantially alter the land, says a Superior Court judge.
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Hannaford recalls in-store-made triple-layer chocolate cake
Cakes purchased from March 7-16 may be missing milk-allergen information.
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Police seek help in search for missing Westbrook man
Donald Bois was last seen at his home Monday morning. He may be driving a black, 2012 Chevrolet Equinox.
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South Portland police chief, hired last year, says he’ll resign next month
Police Chief Timothy Sheehan will leave for a private sector job in Massachusetts.
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Portland police charge suspect in possible anti-Asian hate crime
Police say Troy Sprague harassed an Asian woman and her children Monday and damaged her car.