The company was working to restore electricity to nearly 14,000 homes and businesses still without power late Thursday night in the wake of the storm that rolled through southern Maine.
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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Trump adversary, porn star Stormy Daniels packs them in at Portland strip club
PT’s Showclub draws a crowd eager to see the adult film star, many of them men and women who say they wanted to witness history and respect her for standing up to the president.
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Three Florida residents sentenced for credit card fraud in Maine
They used stolen credit and debit card numbers of Maine residents to buy merchandise and gift cards in Maine stores.
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South Portland council opts to let voters decide on short-term rentals ordinance
City residents will vote on whether to keep a modified ordinance banning unhosted or non-owner-occupied short-term rentals or to scrap it completely.
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Cape Elizabeth police investigating vandalism at soccer fields
A posting on the department’s Facebook page shows tire tracks on the turf at Gull Crest Fields.
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Police beat suspect before he allegedly confessed to killing Cpl. Eugene Cole, lawyers say
Attorneys for John D. Williams say officers beat and pummeled him to the point of causing him to defecate himself and held ‘his head by the back of his hair like a game trophy.’
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Pennsylvania woman, 87, drowns while swimming at lake in Hope
Police believe that Helen Segall suffered a medical problem while she and her husband were swimming in Alford Lake.
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Judge denies LePage motion to dismiss lawsuit by women blocked from his Facebook page
The lawsuit filed by Karin Leuthy of Camden and Kelli Whitlock Burton of Waldoboro accuses the Republican governor of violating their First Amendment rights.
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Former Maine bishop’s response to abuse allegations in Buffalo spurs calls for his resignation
Bishop Richard J. Malone faces mounting criticism but says he won’t step down, because the ‘shepherd does not desert the flock at a difficult time.’
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LePage joins court brief seeking to allow companies to legally fire gay or transgender employees
The brief filed with the U.S. Supreme Court argues that a portion of the 1964 Civil Rights Act that prevents discrimination against workers, including in pay and benefits, shouldn’t apply to gender identity or sexual orientation.