The memorial service for Tyler Wallingford, 21, will be held Saturday at a Portland funeral home, followed by burial with full military honors.
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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Amtrak Downeaster hits and kills man in Biddeford
Police say the 42-year-old was walking on the tracks when he was hit by the train late Sunday afternoon.
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Federal regulators approve removal of Presumpscot River dam
Taking down the Saccarappa Dam will benefit migratory fish species and allow Westbrook to extend its popular River Walk path.
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Seven-vehicle crash shuts down Commercial Street on Wednesday night
Portland police suspect speed and alcohol were factors in the crash.
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Judge rules Ogunquit recall election can proceed
Superior Court Justice John O’Neil Jr. issued the ruling Wednesday, a decision that the plaintiffs say they might appeal.
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Astronaut from Maine is booked for a flight to the International Space Station
Jessica Meir, who grew up in Caribou and became an astronaut in 2013, is looking forward to fulfilling her dream: flying – and walking – in space.
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Hundreds at Portland cathedral pray for people of Paris in wake of Notre Dame fire
Bishop Robert Deeley offers a prayer ‘for the people of France whose temple of God’s glory has been so marred by this destructive fire.’
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Former manager of a Rockland health club sentenced for fraud
Michael Morrison will serve four months for defrauding Mainecare and other insurers, and embezzling from his employer, the Trade Winds Health, Swim and Tan Club.
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Mainers in Paris witness historic cathedral fire, national sorrow that follows
Mainers who were in the French capital Monday reflect on seeing the fire that destroyed part of the historic Notre Dame Cathedral.
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Waynflete School gets $250,000 grant
Funding from the Edward E. Ford Foundation will be used to establish the Center for Civic Engagement.