The Maine Marine Patrol said the shark was seen swimming just outside the jetties at the mouth of Wells Harbor around noon Thursday.
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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Councilors say Portland must tell residents more about health programs city provides
City spending has come under increased scrutiny amid calls to defund police and shift more money to health and human services.
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Maine State Police defuse potentially violent situation
Fred Whitney of Patten threatened to kill a town firefighter and to shoot any law enforcement officer who came near him on Tuesday
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Standish man arrested following car chase and manhunt
Shaw Adams, 42, of Standish is facing multiple charges after leading police on a chase along the Maine Turnpike
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Two people killed in Aroostook County crash
A 35-year-old woman and a 62-year-old woman died, and a third person was hospitalized when their SUV crashed in Island Falls after leaving I-95 Monday afternoon.
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Falmouth beach to remain closed a few more days because of diesel spill
Town officials are awaiting results of a water test taken Tuesday morning.
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Falmouth closes beach after fishing boat spills fuel
The closure of the northern section of the beach near Town Landing could last for several tide cycles.
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Still seeking suspect, police release details about armed robbery of Buxton store
Police have recovered a face mask and a fake weapon, but have been unable to find the man who donned a black ski mask before entering the story and displaying what appeared to be a handgun.
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Sanford man killed in Hancock County boating accident
Ryan Conary, 26, was killed on Toddy Pond in Orland after a Jet Ski collided with a waterskiing craft, authorities say.
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Man armed with knife prompts Portland police to shut down part of Park Avenue
The situation was resolved when the man, who was ‘actively cutting himself,’ was disarmed by a ‘sponge round,’ a police spokesman says.