Cumberland County Sheriff Kevin Joyce said that Jason Wilmot, 40, of Portland, the UTV’s driver, worked as a lieutenant in the corrections division.
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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Hundreds attend solidarity vigil for Israel in Portland
At the same time as the event supporting Israel, a ‘Free Palestine’ rally in Monument Square drew about 60 demonstrators protesting the Israeli government’s military strikes on Gaza.
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South Portland superintendent tries to ease school safety fears
While Superintendent Tim Matheney lays out the steps that led to a Sept. 29 lockdown at the high school, the school board urges him to work on improving communications between administrators, police, staff and parents.
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Maine’s congressional delegation condemns attack on Israel
Maine’s representatives to Congress called Hamas an Iranian-backed terrorist group that has no interest in peace, and emphasized the importance of the U.S. standing by its closest ally in the Middle East.
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Authorities launch search for missing central Maine woman
Virginia Bourgoin, 79, of Vassalboro, left her home Thursday to drive to an afternoon appointment in Waterville, but has not been seen since, according to the The Kennebec County Sheriff’s Office.
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Opponents of Pine Tree Power far outraise supporters of Question 3
Maine Affordable Energy, which opposes a publicly-owned power company in Maine, pulled in $3 million in the latest quarter, while Our Power raised $213,000 in the period that ended Oct. 5.
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State announces plan to sweep Portland’s Marginal Way homeless encampment
Dozens of tents at the site, which occupies about half of the state’s Marginal Way park-and-ride lot, will be cleared on Nov. 1.
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Police trying to find Gorham woman missing since Monday
Jean Robinson, 78, was supposed to drive to Southwest Harbor, but never arrived.
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Emergency alert system test planned for Wednesday
Cell phones, television and radio stations should received the test alert at around 2:20 p.m.
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Homeless man hospitalized after his tent catches fire
The victim is in stable condition, according to Westbrook’s fire chief.