They rely on Drug Recognition Experts and blood tests to determine marijuana use but are hampered by limitations of drug-detecting technology and the lack of an agreed upon impairment limit.
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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Missing Saco woman found safe
Andrea Ouellette, 41, of Saco, had last been seen in Manchester, New Hampshire, on Aug. 19.
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Hundreds celebrate return of Gray-New Gloucester/Raymond Little League team
Fans cheered on the New England champions as they paraded down Main Street in Gray on Sunday.
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York board puts off decision on distillery’s expansion request amid neighbors’ ‘whiskey fungus’ fears
Dozens of neighbors turned out to express their concerns about whiskey fungus Thursday night, when the board voted 3-1 to take a month to review information that the distillery’s owner says casts doubt on a town study of the issue.
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Body found in ocean Monday confirmed to be missing lobsterman Tylar Michaud
A lobsterman discovered the body floating in the ocean near Addison exactly a month after Michaud was last seen in the area.
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Woolwich woman eliminated from ‘MasterChef’ TV competition
Nina Interlandi Bell was eliminated Wednesday night on the Fox television show.
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New Gloucester man dies following motorcycle crash in North Yarmouth
The Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office said Dustin Pepin, 33, died from his injuries after being transported to Maine Medical Center Wednesday afternoon.
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Maine rural communities set to receive $11 million in federal funding
The University of Maine will get $1 million to establish a new green energy and materials manufacturing center.
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Culvert collapse closes section of Sawyer Street in South Portland
Drivers will be detoured around the repair area until the end of the week.
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Plane crashes in Litchfield with 2 aboard
Emergency responders at the scene said body parts were found in the wreckage of the twin-engine Beechcraft BE99 that went down near Buker Road.