The first-of-its-kind study by the University of Maine’s Cooperative Extension Tick Lab included more than 2,000 ticks submitted last year by residents of all 16 counties.
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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Woolwich man indicted in accident that killed skateboarder in Portland
Ernest M. Patti will face as much as 5 years in prison if he’s convicted of leaving the scene of the accident last summer in which Wayne Harwood was killed.
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Public health officials test first person in Maine for deadly coronavirus
The test was done because the person showed symptoms of a lower respiratory illness and had either traveled to China recently or come in contact with someone known to have the virus. Results are expected in 1 to 5 days.
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Attempted-murder suspect wanted in Maine arrested in Pennsylvania
Caribou police had been searching for Adrian Covington since Jan. 11, when he allegedly shot and wounded a man on River Road.
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Two teens, 12-year-old killed in Clinton crash
The victims, all from Clinton, died at the scene of the crash at the Hinckley Road, and two others, including the driver, were injured, state police say.
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Three killed in Clinton crash that took place early Sunday morning
A single-vehicle crash in Kennebec County killed two teenagers and a 12-year-old girl, who were students at Lawrence High School and Lawrence Junior High School in Fairfield.
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Wiscasset man charged with breaking into home, barricading ex-girlfriend, children
The woman’s teenage son tried to defend his mother with stun gun, police say.
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Biddeford food processing plant closing next month
City economic development officials confirm that Growers Express, which had announced 93 layoffs, also is closing its Morin Street plant.
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After several inches of snow, icy commute likely on tap Friday morning
The two-part storm is expected to finally wind down Friday afternoon and evening in southern Maine.
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Biddeford food processing plant to lay off 93 workers
Growers Express says it will lay off the employees by March 24, but won’t say whether it plans to keep the plant open.