Giovanna Bechard, a former reporter for WGME-TV, competed on Monday night’s show but fell short of making it to the final bonus round.
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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Corporal gets nearly 6 years for causing death of fellow Marine from Maine
Spencer Daily of Ohio was court-martialed this month and sentenced to 69 months for involuntary manslaughter and another offense in the death last year of Standish native Tyler Wallingford.
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Pedestrian struck by vehicle and killed in Orrington
The accident happened Thursday night on Route 15.
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Izzy’s Cheesecake in Portland closes its doors after 35 years
The Portland bakery announced Wednesday that it would close immediately.
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Two fishermen found dead after boat sinks off Maine coast
Crews from the Coast Guard and another fishing boat in waters southeast of Portland recover the 2 crew members from the Kennebunkport-based Hayley Ann.
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Old Orchard Beach bartender’s run on ‘Jeopardy!’ comes to an end
But Dennis Coffey seizes his moment in the national spotlight to remind Americans with a personal story about the toll the opioid epidemic is taking on communities around the country.
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Old Orchard Beach bartender wins yet again on latest ‘Jeopardy!’ show
Fans will tune in Wednesday night to watch Dennis Coffey go for his fourth consecutive victory in the popular television quiz show.
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Sanford firefighter tweaks knee fighting early-morning fire
The injury is considered minor and everyone who lived in the single-family home on School Street got out safely.
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Old Orchard Beach bartender successfully defends title on ‘Jeopardy!’
Dennis Coffey, 54, who works at Duffy’s Bar & Grill in Old Orchard Beach, has won over $38,000 in two appearances on the quiz show, and he’s back on Tuesday night.
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Westbrook mayor excited at formation of second ice disk
A new one is taking shape on the Presumpscot River, almost exactly a year to the date after the first one formed.