A truck hit a utility pole Sunday afternoon, causing electrical wires to fall into the roadway.
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 man leads New Jersey police on high-speed chase
The pursuit happened after Paul Grandmaison was accused of head-butting his girlfriend, also of Portland. He remained at large Thursday night.
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Portland city councilor wants workers in contact with public to wear face masks
Spencer Thibodeau, who will introduce his proposal at Monday’s council meeting, says the measure is necessary to protect the health and safety of workers, as well as the public.
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State police say Lebanon man threatened 3 people with large hunting knife
Maine State Police arrested Andrew Bleyl of Lebanon and charged him with criminal threatening with a dangerous weapon.
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Prisoner charged with making repeated phone calls to his alleged victim
Joseph Chamberlin, 29, of Lyman is being held without bail and is due in court Thursday.
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Portland-area transit agencies get federal help with costs of pandemic
Seven transit agencies are eligible for portions of a $53 million federal relief package to help them respond to the pandemic.
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Apartment building fire in Biddeford leaves at least 5 homeless
Several neighboring towns responded to Wednesday afternoon’s fire, which destroyed the upper level of a three-story apartment building in downtown Biddeford
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Greater Portland Metro requiring all bus passengers to wear face coverings
The new policy, designed to prevent the spread of the coronavirus and protect drivers, will take effect Wednesday.
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Maine teenager injured in fall at Moxie Falls
The 18-year-old from China had to be flown by Lifeflight helicopter to Eastern Maine Medical Center in Bangor.
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Maine company ramping up production of nasal swabs used to test for COVID-19
Amid calls for increased coronavirus testing nationwide, Puritan Medical Products of Guilford said Monday that it is producing more than one million of the specialized swabs a week.