A prisoner in Warren died Wednesday morning, making him the 5th prisoner to have died at the facility since October.
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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SUV goes airborne, sails 25 feet over river in Waterboro
Authorities say the 65-year-old driver may have had a medical problem that caused the crash.
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Portland school board endorses $118 million budget proposal
The education budget for 2019-20, calling for a 6.6% increase from this year, now goes to the City Council.
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Mercy Hospital in Portland confirms case of scabies
A patient has been diagnosed with Norwegian scabies, a more severe and contagious form of the skin disease, the hospital said.
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Maine reports its first pediatric flu death in 3 years
Federal health officials reveal that an unvaccinated child who lived in Washington County recently died from a flu-associated illness.
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Monday’s storm drops 2-8 inches of snow across state
Snowfall amounts were higher inland than along the coast.
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Portland City Council delays final vote on paid sick leave
Councilors listen to testimony on the proposal, but delay a vote because one councilor was absent.
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Man who says he witnessed death of state trooper writes him a letter
Robert John Anthony of Clifton writes a heartfelt Facebook post in memory of Detective Benjamin Campbell.
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Stranded driver identified in freak accident that killed trooper
Robert John Anthony, 26, of Clifton had spun out of control when Detective Benjamin Campbell stopped to assist him before being struck by a tire that fell off a logging truck on I-95 in Hampden.
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Parts of Maine could get up to a foot of snow Monday
The National Weather Service says interior areas will be hardest-hit by the spring snowstorm, but southern Maine will see only an inch or two.